Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Dometic C60G* Fridge
Dometic C60G* is a 49 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3046).
- Total capacity
- 49 L
- 49 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.44
- Annual electricity use
- 80 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $26 / year
- $2.13 / month · $256 over 10 years
27% 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 77% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $93 over 10 years.
Uses 65% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (229 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 C60G* running cost
- Per month
- $2.13
- Per year
- $26
- 5 years
- $128
- 10 years
- $256
80 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
- 49 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 49 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 35 L
- cellar compartment
- 49 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 49 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C60S149 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 | |
| Dometic C60S249 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 | |
| Inalto IBC44B44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGB44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGA44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic C60G*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky SC-46.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 48 L | 2.5 | 95 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK48-130-AU-HU.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 48 L | 2.5 | 95 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Airflo AFF046 2% smaller, same door count | 48 L | 1 | 122 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Devanti BF-D-46L-BK 2% smaller, same door count | 48 L | 1 | 122 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGB 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGC 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 49 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Dometic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C60S*49 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 | |
| Dometic C60S149 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 |
Compare C60G* with another fridge
Dometic C60G* specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 80 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.436
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 229 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.286
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3046
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3046
- GEMS registration id
- 152576
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 February 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- C60G*
- 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.