Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 2 doors
Artusi AUBF620X Fridge
Artusi AUBF620X is a 127 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3872).
- Total capacity
- 127 L
- 127 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.16
- Annual electricity use
- 160 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $51 / year
- $4.27 / month · $512 over 10 years
47% more electricity than the median of 66 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (109 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $163 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (242 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Artusi AUBF620X running cost
- Per month
- $4.27
- Per year
- $51
- 5 years
- $256
- 10 years
- $512
160 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 127 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 127 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 91 L
- cellar compartment
- 127 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Similar wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 127 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1130 L59 kWh/yr | 6 | $19 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1130 L71 kWh/yr | 5 | $23 | |
| Bossworx BOSDLH-S-SS118 L80 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $26 | |
| Bossworx BOSDRH-S-SS118 L80 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $26 | |
| TECO TBF115GBAH115 L97 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $31 |
Fridges similar to the Artusi AUBF620X
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromaid ESBC145B 6% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 135 L | 1.5 | 152 | 6% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L 2% larger, similar star rating | 130 L | 1 | 189 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Meisda SC130 2% larger, similar star rating | 130 L | 1 | 189 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS130CNBLK 2% larger | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 2% larger |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1 2% larger | 130 L | 5 | 71 | 2% larger |
| Husky HUS-130CNSIL.1 2% larger | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 2% larger |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1 2% larger | 130 L | 6 | 59 | 2% larger |
| Kogan KAM130LAFG* 3% larger | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 127 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Artusi AUBF620X specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 570 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 160 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.161
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 242 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.764
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3872
- GEMS registration id
- 177020
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a cooled appliance by the registrant
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.