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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Solt GGSAPI2560* Air Conditioner
Solt GGSAPI2560* is a 2.6 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8940).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 853 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $273 / year
- $23 / month · $2,730 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
2% 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 17% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 80% (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.
Solt GGSAPI2560* running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 553 | $177 | $1,770 |
| Mixed zone | 853 | $273 | $2,730 |
| Hot zone | 2,281 | $730 | $7,299 |
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 2.6 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 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL42.3 kW cooling739 kWh/yr | 0 | $236 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL series2.3 kW cooling739 kWh/yr | 0 | $236 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K.12.4 kW cooling756 kWh/yr | 0 | $242 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling756 kWh/yr | 0 | $242 |
Air conditioners similar to the Solt GGSAPI2560*
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire PRC60000262.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Freshin FDP26-2021WR52.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Prinetti IA00005312.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000262.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Inalto IAPF32600S2.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling605 kWh/yr | 0 | $194 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-9000-WH2.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM93K.1 SILENT2.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 |
Compare GGSAPI2560* with another model
Solt GGSAPI2560* specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.01 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.67
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.56
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 62.8 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.
Solt GGSAPI2560* 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 | – | 553 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 853 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,281 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8940
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8940
- GEMS registration id
- 169941
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- GGSAPI2560*
- 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.