Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Cantina CBC201SS Fridge
Cantina CBC201SS is a 201 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4162).
- Total capacity
- 201 L
- 201 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.09
- Annual electricity use
- 155 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $50 / year
- $4.13 / month · $496 over 10 years
20% less electricity than the median of 8 comparable 200–299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (193 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $122 over 10 years.
Uses 31% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (223 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 200–299 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.
Cantina CBC201SS running cost
- Per month
- $4.13
- Per year
- $50
- 5 years
- $248
- 10 years
- $496
155 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
- 201 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 201 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 144 L
- cellar compartment
- 201 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 201 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossworx BODD-S-SS190 L88 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $28 | |
| Bossworx BODD-G-BK190 L110 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $35 | |
| Haier HRF220VW223 L129 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $41 |
Fridges similar to the Cantina CBC201SS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airflo AFF201 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 201 L | 2 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Bossworx BODD-S-SS 6% smaller | 190 L | 4.5 | 88 | 6% smaller |
| Bossworx BODD-G-BK 6% smaller | 190 L | 3.5 | 110 | 6% smaller |
| Haier HRF220VW 11% larger, same door count | 223 L | 4.5 | 129 | 11% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 201 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare CBC201SS with another fridge
Cantina CBC201SS specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 480 mm
- Height
- 1,285 mm
- Depth
- 575 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 155 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.086
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 223 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.080
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4162
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4162
- GEMS registration id
- 182004
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CBC201*
- 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.