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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
Rinnai HONRT25B / HINRT25BSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling465 kWh/yr7$149
Rinnai HONRJ25B / HINRJ25BSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling465 kWh/yr7$149
Midea MFEF26VA-W/MFEF26VA-NSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr5$150
Actron Air HRC-026DS / HRE-026DSSplit system2.9 kW heating2.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr5$150
Zero Breeze Z30Double-duct portable1.7 kW heating1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr1.5$150
Alfordson A-PAC-5-WAVEPortable1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr0$150
Alfordson A-PAC-5Portable1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr0$150
Alfordson A-PAC-5-CLTPortable1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr0$150
Alfordson PAC-5Portable1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr0$150
Alfordson A-PAC-5-FSPortable1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr0$150
Daikin RXV25AVMA / FTXV25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling472 kWh/yr5.5$151
Kaden KSI09Split system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling473 kWh/yr5$151
Daikin RXV20UVMA / FTXV20UVMASplit system2.7 kW heating2 kW cooling475 kWh/yr4.5$152
Toshiba RAS-07ZAVSG-A / RAS-07ZKVSG-ASplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling477 kWh/yr3.5$153
Panasonic CU-Z20DKR / CS-Z20DKRWSplit system2.8 kW heating2 kW cooling478 kWh/yr3.5$153
Panasonic CU-Z20AKR / CS-Z20AKRWSplit system2.8 kW heating2 kW cooling479 kWh/yr3.5$153
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VG*/MSZ-AP20VGD SeriesSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling481 kWh/yr3.5$154
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP20VG/MSZ-AP20VGDSplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling481 kWh/yr3.5$154
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W / SRK25ZSXA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr4.5$155
Devanti PAC-B-5000-WHPortable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Goldair Goldair 1.5kW PACPortable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Nouveau PAC1120Portable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Nouveau Nouveau 1.5kW PACPortable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Nouveau NCPAC05Portable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Goldair GCPAC150Portable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Stirling PA15W1Portable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Goldair PAC1258Portable1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr0$155
Haier 1U25MAFFRA / AS25QCFHRASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling484 kWh/yr6$155
Hitachi RAC-VJ25PHAT/RAK-VJ25PHATSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling485 kWh/yr5.5$155
Hisense HAWU9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr7$156
Hisense HAWV9KRDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr6.5$156
Comfee CASG-XG25/CASN-XG25Split system2.8 kW heating2.7 kW cooling486 kWh/yr5$156
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W/SRK25ZSXA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr4.5$156
Daikin RXM25YVMA / FTXM25YVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling488 kWh/yr5.5$156
Daikin RXM25W2VMA / FTXM25W2VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling490 kWh/yr5.5$157
Midea MFEZ26VA-W/MFEZ26VA-NSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Rinnai HONRPX25/HINRPX25MSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Daikin RXF20AVMA / FTXF20AVMASplit system2.5 kW heating2 kW cooling491 kWh/yr3.5$157
Midea MFAB-26WD/MFAB-26NDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling492 kWh/yr6$157
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VG2 SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGKD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGKD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGD SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158

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