Don't worry about energy consumption. Get the bigger fridge because absorption type fridges don't use all that much gas or electricity. The gas burner is just a small flame that is about a dime in size and maybe a quarter inch high. It would take along time for the fridge to empty a 30# gas bottle. The 120V electric heater is only about 200 to 300 watts. The fridge needs only enough energy to keep the ammonia fluid circulating in the system. There is one caveat about absorption type fridges, and that is, they don't work so well when the daytimetemperatures getabove about 85deg.F. To improve it's cooling ability, I added 2, 12 volt fans at the back of the fridge to move more air up the back of the fridge. Edited by: Hamops
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