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Reverse cycle multi-split / vrf air conditioner
Gree GMV-Y160WL/A-T(A) Air Conditioner
Gree GMV-Y160WL/A-T(A) is a 16 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8613).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 2
- Annual electricity use
- 4,880 kWh
- 1,976 cooling + 2,904 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,562 / year
- $130 / month · $15,616 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 16 kW cooling
- 18 kW heating
11% more electricity than the median of 5 comparable 16 kW reverse cycle ducted multi-split / vrf registrations (4,394 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 20% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 17% (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.
Gree GMV-Y160WL running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 8,807 | $2,818 | $28,182 |
| Mixed zone | 4,880 | $1,562 | $15,616 |
| Hot zone | 5,940 | $1,901 | $19,008 |
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 16 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER/EU15.5 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,139 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,324 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDGR/EU15.5 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,139 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,324 | |
| Gree GMV-160WL/A-T(A)18 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,394 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,406 |
Air conditioners similar to the Gree GMV-Y160WL
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier AU062FPERA18 kW heating15.5 kW cooling5,262 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,684 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDER/EU15.5 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,139 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,324 | |
| Samsung Electronics AM060NXMDGR/EU15.5 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,139 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $1,324 |
Other Gree models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gree GMV-160WL/A-T(A)18 kW heating15.5 kW cooling4,394 kWh/yr | 2 | $1,406 |
Compare GMV-Y160WL/A-T(A) with another model
Gree GMV-Y160WL specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Multi-split / VRF
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 16.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 5.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 18.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 5.40 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.21
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.79
- Rated AEER
- 3.07
- Rated ACOP
- 3.21
- Standby power (PIA)
- 62.2 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R410A
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 73.2 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes (mode 1 on off, mode 2 50 percent, mode 3 75 percent)
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Gree GMV-Y160WL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,722 | 2,466 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1,314 | 7,493 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,363 | 1,342 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1,976 | 2,904 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 7,204 | 366 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5,401 | 539 |
Part-load test points (20 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 5300 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2100 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 2100 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 15000 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 9000 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 4570 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 1919.4 W
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8000 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 17232 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 8616 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8613
- GEMS registration id
- 167468
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 April 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.