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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Goldair GCPAC10 Air Conditioner
Goldair GCPAC10 is a 2.9 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9049).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 941 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $301 / year
- $25 / month · $3,011 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.9 kW cooling
12% more electricity than the median of 58 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (840 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 79% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
Goldair GCPAC10 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 610 | $195 | $1,952 |
| Mixed zone | 941 | $301 | $3,011 |
| Hot zone | 2,517 | $805 | $8,054 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 2.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling605 kWh/yr | 0 | $194 | |
| Midea MPPD30C3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000262.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Bonaire PRC60000262.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Click PAC26KWM2.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 |
Air conditioners similar to the Goldair GCPAC10
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY10KSPACJD2.9 kW cooling941 kWh/yr | 0 | $301 | |
| Hyundai HY10KSPACJA2.9 kW cooling941 kWh/yr | 0 | $301 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EL110 ERF WIFI2.9 kW cooling924 kWh/yr | 0 | $296 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EL112 CST WIFI2.9 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Solt GGSAP2900*3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Solt GGSAP2900B3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Midea MPPD30C3 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Polo PQ10CWF2.7 kW cooling840 kWh/yr | 0 | $269 |
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Goldair GCPAC10 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.93 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.12 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.77
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.62
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Goldair GCPAC10 zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 610 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 941 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,517 | – |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9049
- GEMS registration id
- 170491
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.