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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Kogan KASHPAC12YB Air Conditioner
Kogan KASHPAC12YB is a 3.5 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9022).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,176 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $376 / year
- $31 / month · $3,763 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.5 kW cooling
4% more electricity than the median of 61 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (1,130 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 25% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 72% (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.
Kogan KASHPAC12YB running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 763 | $244 | $2,442 |
| Mixed zone | 1,176 | $376 | $3,763 |
| Hot zone | 3,146 | $1,007 | $10,067 |
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 3.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NVBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NWBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP130i3.3 kW cooling869 kWh/yr | 0 | $278 | |
| Westinghouse WPV127CR1WA3.4 kW cooling924 kWh/yr | 0 | $296 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr | 0 | $304 |
Air conditioners similar to the Kogan KASHPAC12YB
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NUBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NZBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| Arlec PA1226WH3.5 kW cooling1,092 kWh/yr | 0 | $349 | |
| Polo PC35CWF3.5 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr | 0 | $331 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000353.5 kW cooling1,092 kWh/yr | 0 | $349 | |
| Euromatic PAC35KW3.5 kW cooling1,092 kWh/yr | 0 | $349 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-12000-WH3.5 kW cooling1,092 kWh/yr | 0 | $349 | |
| Solt GGSAP3500W3.5 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr | 0 | $331 |
Compare KASHPAC12YB with another model
Kogan KASHPAC12YB specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.40 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.51
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.50
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.6 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.
Kogan KASHPAC12YB 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 | – | 763 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,176 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,146 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC9022
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9022
- GEMS registration id
- 170312
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- KASHPAC12Y*
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.