100 56 in Ceiling Fans, Ranked by Efficiency

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Why not running cost? A ceiling fan uses so little power that even the biggest efficiency gap here works out to a few dollars a year — not a meaningful number to shop by. CFM per watt (how much air it moves for each watt) is what actually separates a good fan from a mediocre one.

100 ENERGY STAR certified models, from 136.8 to 301 CFM/W (median 210.6).

Top 5 most efficient

All 100 models

Rank	Brand	Model	Rated for	Size	Efficiency
1	Minka Aire Most Efficient	F841L-ALW	Indoor	56 in	301 CFM/W
2	Monte Carlo Most Efficient	4SBWR56XXX	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
3	Monte Carlo Most Efficient	4SBWR56***	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
4	Generation Lighting Most Efficient	4SBWR56XXX	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
5	Generation Lighting Most Efficient	4SBWR56***	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
6	Visual Comfort & Co Most Efficient	4SBWR56***	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
7	Visual Comfort & Co Most Efficient	4SBWR56XXX	Indoor	56 in	296.2 CFM/W
8	Monte Carlo	3JVR58XXX	Outdoor	58 in	288 CFM/W
9	Monte Carlo	3JVR58***	Outdoor	58 in	288 CFM/W
10	Monte Carlo	3JVR58XXXD	Outdoor	58 in	282 CFM/W
11	Monte Carlo	3JVR58***D	Outdoor	58 in	282 CFM/W
12	Monte Carlo	3CQR56***	Indoor	56 in	275 CFM/W
13	Visual Comfort & Co	3CQR56***	Indoor	56 in	275 CFM/W
14	Ikea	T2417	Indoor	56 in	264 CFM/W
15	Monte Carlo	5ATR56***D ("*" can be any length of characters or blank)	Indoor	56 in	256 CFM/W
16	Hunter	52855	Indoor	56 in	252.6 CFM/W
17	Monte Carlo	4LNCR56	Indoor	56 in	248 CFM/W
18	Monte Carlo	4LNCR56*	Indoor	56 in	248 CFM/W
19	Monte Carlo	56" LAUNCETON	Indoor	56 in	248 CFM/W
20	Visual Comfort & Co	4LNCR56***	Indoor	56 in	248 CFM/W
21	Monte Carlo	4LNCR56***	Indoor	56 in	248 CFM/W
22	Harbor Breeze	40792	Outdoor	56 in	246.2 CFM/W
23	Harbor Breeze	9053392	Outdoor	56 in	246.2 CFM/W
24	Harbor Breeze	9076270	Outdoor	56 in	246.2 CFM/W
25	Harbor Breeze	43788	Outdoor	56 in	246.2 CFM/W
26	Ikea	T2416	Indoor	56 in	244 CFM/W
27	Minka Aire	F626L	Indoor	56 in	236 CFM/W
28	Minka Aire	F793L*	Indoor	56 in	233 CFM/W
29	Visual Comfort & Co	3ELASM56XXX	Indoor	56 in	231.1 CFM/W
30	Visual Comfort & Co	3ELASM56***	Indoor	56 in	231.1 CFM/W
31	Monte Carlo	3MNLR56***D-V1	Indoor	56 in	231 CFM/W
32	Monte Carlo	3MNLR56***	Indoor	56 in	231 CFM/W
33	Visual Comfort & Co	3MNLR56***D-V1	Indoor	56 in	231 CFM/W
34	Visual Comfort & Co	3MNLR56***	Indoor	56 in	231 CFM/W
35	Minka Aire	F669L	Indoor	56 in	229 CFM/W
36	Minka Aire	TLJ	Indoor	56 in	229 CFM/W
37	Visual Comfort & Co	3CGR56XXXD	Indoor	56 in	227.2 CFM/W
38	Visual Comfort & Co	3CGR56***D	Indoor	56 in	227.2 CFM/W
39	Minka Aire	F856L-XXXX/XXXX	Indoor	56 in	222 CFM/W
40	Monte Carlo	4LMR56***D ("*" can be any length of characters or blank)	Indoor	56 in	220 CFM/W
41	Westgate	WFL-DC-123-RC-3B-56-MCT5-*****	Indoor	56 in	215.7 CFM/W
42	Westgate	WFL-DC-123-RC-3B-56-MCT5-BN-NW	Indoor	56 in	215.7 CFM/W
43	Mente Carlo	5ASPR56*	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
44	Monte Carlo	5ASPR56*D	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
45	Visual Comfort & Co	5ASPR56***	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
46	Monte Carlo	5ASPR56***	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
47	Monte Carlo	5ASPCR56*	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
48	Visual Comfort & Co	5ASPCR56*	Indoor	56 in	215 CFM/W
49	Globe	37000026	Indoor	56 in	212.4 CFM/W
50	Modern Forms	FR-D2603-56-**	Indoor	56 in	210.6 CFM/W
51	Modern Forms	FR-D2603-56L-**	Indoor	56 in	210.6 CFM/W
52	WAC	F-103-**	Outdoor	56 in	205.1 CFM/W
53	WAC	F-103L-**	Outdoor	56 in	205.1 CFM/W
54	Visual Comfort & Co Most Efficient	3CGHR56***D	Indoor	56 in	203.8 CFM/W
55	Visual Comfort & Co Most Efficient	3CGHR56XXXD	Indoor	56 in	203.8 CFM/W
56	Modern Forms	FR-W2403-56-**	Outdoor	56 in	202.3 CFM/W
57	Modern Forms	FR-W2403-56L-**	Outdoor	56 in	202.3 CFM/W
58	Modern Forms	FR-W2103-58L	Outdoor	58 in	201 CFM/W
59	Visual Comfort & Co	3TPKSM57***	Indoor	57 in	198 CFM/W
60	Monte Carlo	3TPKSM57***	Indoor	57 in	198 CFM/W
61	Modern Forms	FR-W2601-56-**	Outdoor	56 in	194.5 CFM/W
62	Modern Forms	FR-W2601-56L-**	Outdoor	56 in	194.5 CFM/W
63	Fanimation Studio Collection	LP8377*	Indoor	56 in	193 CFM/W
64	Modern Forms	FR-W2501-56L-**	Outdoor	56 in	192.9 CFM/W
65	Modern Forms	FR-W2501-56-**	Outdoor	56 in	192.9 CFM/W
66	Generation Lighting	5DLWCSM56XXXD	Indoor	56 in	192.2 CFM/W
67	Generation Lighting	5DLWCSM56***D	Indoor	56 in	192.2 CFM/W
68	Smafan	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
69	Smair	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
70	CEME	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
71	Carro	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
72	CE	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
73	Trifecte	CES-563FL	Indoor	56 in	190.4 CFM/W
74	Visual Comfort & Co	3DPSM58XXXD	Indoor	58 in	188.5 CFM/W
75	Visual Comfort & Co	3DPSM58***D	Indoor	58 in	188.5 CFM/W
76	WAC	F-105-**	Outdoor	56 in	187.9 CFM/W
77	WAC	F-105L-**	Outdoor	56 in	187.9 CFM/W
78	RH	125YT-B	Indoor	55 in	184 CFM/W
79	Maxim	88754	Indoor	56 in	178.5 CFM/W
80	Minka Aire	F761L	Indoor	56 in	176 CFM/W
81	Modern Forms	FR-W2204-58-***	Outdoor	58 in	172 CFM/W
82	Modern Forms	FR-W2204-58	Outdoor	58 in	172 CFM/W
83	Modern Forms	FR-W2204-58-***/***	Outdoor	58 in	172 CFM/W
84	Smafan	CES565B3L	Indoor	56 in	171.7 CFM/W
85	CEME	CES565B3L	Indoor	56 in	171.7 CFM/W
86	Carro	CES565B3L	Indoor	56 in	171.7 CFM/W
87	Trifecte	CES565B3L	Indoor	56 in	171.7 CFM/W
88	Smaair	CES565B3L	Indoor	56 in	171.7 CFM/W
89	Visual Comfort & Co	3HASM56***D	Indoor	56 in	170 CFM/W
90	Visual Comfort & Co	3HASM56XXXD	Indoor	56 in	170 CFM/W
91	Maxim	88753	Indoor	56 in	160.7 CFM/W
92	Minka Aire	F774L-BN/SL	Indoor	56 in	143.4 CFM/W
93	WAC Lighting	F-070L	Outdoor	56 in	139 CFM/W
94	WAC Lighting	F-070L-**	Outdoor	56 in	139 CFM/W
95	WAC Lighting	F-070L-**/**	Outdoor	56 in	139 CFM/W
96	Smafan	CES563BL	Indoor	56 in	136.8 CFM/W
97	CEME	CES563BL	Indoor	56 in	136.8 CFM/W
98	Carro	CES563BL	Indoor	56 in	136.8 CFM/W
99	Trifecte	CES563BL	Indoor	56 in	136.8 CFM/W
100	Smaair	CES563BL	Indoor	56 in	136.8 CFM/W

CFM/W (cubic feet per minute of airflow, per watt of power) is ENERGY STAR's own certified efficiency figure. This list includes discontinued and not-yet-sold certified models, and some brands are white-label relabels of the same unit.