Name: Dometic C60S*
Brand: Dometic
SKU: ARF3047

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 49 L; 49 L fridge
Energy rating: 4.5; Star rating index 4.56
Annual electricity use: 64 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $20 / year; $1.71 / month · $205 over 10 years

41% 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 92% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year less than the median, $144 over 10 years.

Uses 72% 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?

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 C60S* running cost

Per month: $1.71
Per year: $20
5 years: $102
10 years: $205

64 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.

Fridges similar to the Dometic C60S*

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Airflo AFF046 2% smaller, same door count	48 L	1	122	$39	2% smaller, same door count
Devanti BF-D-46L-BK 2% smaller, same door count	48 L	1	122	$39	2% smaller, same door count
Husky CKK48-130-AU-HU.1 2% smaller, same door count	48 L	2.5	95	$30	2% smaller, same door count
Husky SC-46.1 2% smaller, same door count	48 L	2.5	95	$30	2% smaller, same door count
Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DI 8% smaller, same door count	45 L	1.5	105	$34	8% smaller, same door count
Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG 8% smaller, same door count	45 L	1.5	105	$34	8% smaller, same door count

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	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Dometic C60G249 L80 kWh/yr	49 L	49 / –	3	80	$26	77% of similar
Dometic C60G*49 L80 kWh/yr	49 L	49 / –	3	80	$26	77% of similar

Compare C60S* with another fridge

Dometic C60S* specifications

Type: Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 490 mm
Height: 565 mm
Depth: 510 mm
Annual energy (label): 64 kWh
Star rating index: 4.560
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 229 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 1.829
Country of manufacture: China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
C60SFS CARE	ARF3325	3.5	89	49 L	15 April 2029

Other model numbers on registration ARF3047

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3047
GEMS registration id: 152577
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 15 February 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: C60S*
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.