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Compare Air Conditioner Energy Ratings & Running Costs

Compare every air conditioner registered under the GEMS energy rating scheme and sold in Australia by capacity, star rating, the label’s annual electricity use (mixed zone) and estimated running cost in AUD.

Registered air conditioners
3,681
5,626 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
2,037 kWh
cold 3,648 · hot 2,571
Median estimated running cost
$652 / year
middle half: $349 to $1,219
Median cooling star rating
2.5
range 0.0 to 7.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 84 kWh; highest: 66,529 kWh.

Air conditioner star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings across all registered air conditioners (3,681 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Popular capacity ranges

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Leading brands by registered models

Compare all air conditioners (5,626 models)

Air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YSA-W / SRK18YSA-WFSplit system5 kW cooling441 kWh/yr3$141
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC06ZSA-W / DXK06ZSA-WSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling444 kWh/yr4$142
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK/DXK_20/06ZSA-WSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling444 kWh/yr4$142
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC20ZSA-W / SRK20ZSA-WSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling444 kWh/yr4$142
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC06ZSA-W/DXK06ZSA-WF1Split system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling445 kWh/yr4$142
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK20/DXK06ZSA-WF1Split system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling445 kWh/yr4$142
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC20ZSA-W/SRK20ZSA-WF1Split system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling445 kWh/yr4$142
Daikin RXM25AVMA / FTXM25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling446 kWh/yr5.5$143
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK20/DXK06ZSA-WFSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling446 kWh/yr4$143
Hitachi RAC-DJ60PCAT/RAK-DJ60PCATSplit system6 kW cooling446 kWh/yr4$143
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC20ZSA-W/SRK20ZSA-WFSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling446 kWh/yr4$143
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries DXC06ZSA-W/DXK06ZSA-WFSplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling446 kWh/yr4$143
Daikin RKM60QVMA / FTKM60QVMASplit system6 kW cooling448 kWh/yr4$143
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGD2Split system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling449 kWh/yr4$144
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD / MSZ-AP20VGD2Split system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling449 kWh/yr4$144
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD / MSZ-AP20VGDSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling449 kWh/yr4$144
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGDSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling449 kWh/yr4$144
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VGD2 / MSZ-AP20VGD2 SeriesSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling449 kWh/yr4$144
Daikin RKM60Q2VMA / FTKM60Q2VMASplit system6 kW cooling450 kWh/yr4$144
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAESplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling450 kWh/yr1$144
Daikin RXV20WVMA / FTXV20WVMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling454 kWh/yr4.5$145
Westinghouse WWH39CWCWindow / wall3.9 kW cooling457 kWh/yr2$146
Samsung Electronics AR40H09C1AMX / AR40H09C1AMNSplit system2.8 kW heating2.4 kW cooling459 kWh/yr4.5$147
Daikin RXV20W2VMA / FTXV20W2VMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling459 kWh/yr4.5$147
Daikin RXV20W1VMA / FTXV20W1VMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling459 kWh/yr4.5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH11IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Bonaire CRC6911028/CRC6911128Split system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/*IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Ers Tech ERS-AC28F01Split system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPH21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
EcoGenius EG-SSS-28-NDSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Smart User SUFA26RSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VEIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG31IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD seriesSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Braemar TCHV25T1S/TSHV25T1SSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VAIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/VBIHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG11IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Smart Lifestyle Australia SLA-28-CHSDSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
TCL TAC-09CHSD/TPG21IHSplit system2.6 kW heating2.8 kW cooling460 kWh/yr5$147
Carrier 38QRF026N8/42QRF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Rinnai HONRTX25/HINRTX25Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Comfee CASG-XG26B/CASN-XG26BSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Kaden KSI-2.5Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Carrier 38QAF026N8/42QAF026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Midea MFAG26VB-W/MFAG26VB-NSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Carrier 42QHG026N8PB/38QUH026N8PBSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr5$148
Daikin RKF50TVMA / FTKF50TVMASplit system5 kW cooling463 kWh/yr3$148
Daikin RKF50T2VMA / FTKF50T2VMASplit system5 kW cooling464 kWh/yr2.5$148

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