Name: Dometic C40S2
Brand: Dometic
SKU: ARF2725

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 33 L; 33 L fridge
Energy rating: 5.5; Star rating index 5.74
Annual electricity use: 47 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $15 / year; $1.25 / month · $150 over 10 years

57% 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 97% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $20 a year less than the median, $198 over 10 years.

Uses 79% 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?

median 10968149

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 66 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 C40S2 running cost

Per month: $1.25
Per year: $15
5 years: $75
10 years: $150

47 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.

Fridges similar to the Dometic C40S2

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G 3% larger, same door count, similar external size	34 L	1	125	$40	3% larger, same door count, similar external size
Smeg FAB5RCR5AU 3% larger, same door count, similar external size	34 L	3.5	68	$22	3% larger, same door count, similar external size
Smeg FAB5RRD5AU 3% larger, same door count, similar external size	34 L	3.5	68	$22	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	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Dometic C40G233 L64 kWh/yr	33 L	33 / –	4	64	$20	92% of similar
Dometic C40G133 L66 kWh/yr	33 L	33 / –	4	66	$21	91% of similar

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Dometic C40S2 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): 47 kWh
Star rating index: 5.743
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 226 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 1.994
Country of manufacture: China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF2725
GEMS registration id: 139681
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 24 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.