Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Dometic C40G1 Fridge
Dometic C40G1 is a 33 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2731).
- Total capacity
- 33 L
- 33 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.03
- Annual electricity use
- 66 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $21 / year
- $1.76 / month · $211 over 10 years
39% less 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 91% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year less than the median, $138 over 10 years.
Uses 71% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (226 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.
Dometic C40G1 running cost
- Per month
- $1.76
- Per year
- $21
- 5 years
- $106
- 10 years
- $211
66 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
- 33 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 33 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 24 L
- cellar compartment
- 33 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 33 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C40S233 L47 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $15 | |
| Dometic C40G233 L64 kWh/yr | 4 | $20 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic C40G1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB5RCR5AU 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 34 L | 3.5 | 68 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Smeg FAB5RRD5AU 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 34 L | 3.5 | 68 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 34 L | 1 | 125 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 33 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Dometic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C40G233 L64 kWh/yr | 4 | $20 | |
| Dometic C40S233 L47 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $15 |
Compare C40G1 with another fridge
Dometic C40G1 specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 405 mm
- Height
- 550 mm
- Depth
- 481 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 66 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 226 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.800
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2731
- GEMS registration id
- 139678
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 October 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.