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Bar fridge · 1 door
Chiq CSH121NBS Fridge
Chiq CSH121NBS is a 122 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3625).
- Total capacity
- 122 L
- 122 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.52
- Annual electricity use
- 81 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $26 / year
- $2.16 / month · $259 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 92% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $6 a year less than the median, $61 over 10 years.
Uses 69% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (264 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 bar fridge 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.
Chiq CSH121NBS running cost
- Per month
- $2.16
- Per year
- $26
- 5 years
- $130
- 10 years
- $259
81 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
- 122 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 122 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 122 L
- fresh food compartment
- 122 L gross, 166 L net
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.
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH121NBS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield PLA123BLK same capacity, same door count | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count |
| Sheffield PLA123F same capacity, same door count | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count |
| Nce NCE126EU same capacity, same door count | 122 L | 3 | 133 | same capacity, same door count |
| TECO TBF121BMVBH same capacity, same door count | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAH121LBRF* same capacity, same door count | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count |
| Robinhood RHBFD121W same capacity, same door count | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAH121LBRFA same capacity, same door count | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count |
| TECO TBF121SMVBH same capacity, same door count | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH121NBS specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 1,155 mm
- Depth
- 565 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 81 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.515
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 264 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.664
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3625
- GEMS registration id
- 170579
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
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.