Name: Electrolux EBE5002BD
Brand: Electrolux
SKU: ARF3133

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 496 L; 351 L fridge + 145 L freezer
Energy rating: 6; Star rating index 6.05
Annual electricity use: 254 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $81 / year; $6.77 / month · $813 over 10 years

17% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (307 kWh a year). It uses less than 80% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $17 a year less than the median, $170 over 10 years.

Uses 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (557 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 307247411

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer 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.

Electrolux EBE5002BD running cost

Per month: $6.77
Per year: $81
5 years: $406
10 years: $813

254 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: 496 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 351 L
Frozen storage volume: 145 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 610 L
fresh food compartment: 351 L gross
freezer compartment: 145 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr	515 L	375 / 140	8	159	$51	97% of similar
Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr	517 L	379 / 138	8	169	$54	94% of similar
Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr	503 L	354 / 149	8	174	$56	91% of similar

Fridges similar to the Electrolux EBE5002BD

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Fisher & Paykel RF522BRPX6 same capacity, same door count, similar external size	494 L	4	376	$120	same capacity, same door count, similar external size
Fisher & Paykel RF522BLPX6 same capacity, same door count, similar external size	494 L	4	376	$120	same capacity, same door count, similar external size
Ilve R76FDAU/SS same capacity, same door count, similar external size	499 L	4	380	$122	same capacity, same door count, similar external size
Kogan KAMFREN490* 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size	490 L	3.5	426	$136	1% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Kogan KAMFREN490D 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size	490 L	3.5	426	$136	1% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Hisense HRBM503E 1% larger, same door count, similar external size	503 L	8	174	$56	1% larger, same door count, similar external size

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Electrolux models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Electrolux EBE5002*E496 L254 kWh/yr	496 L	351 / 145	6	254	$81	80% of similar
Electrolux EBE5002WE496 L254 kWh/yr	496 L	351 / 145	6	254	$81	80% of similar

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Electrolux EBE5002BD specifications

Type: Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: 796 mm
Height: 1,725 mm
Depth: 773 mm
Annual energy (label): 254 kWh
Star rating index: 6.048
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 557 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.416
Country of manufacture: Thailand

4 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
EBE5002*E	ARF3852	6	254	496 L	11 March 2031
EBE5002BE	ARF3852	6	254	496 L	11 March 2031
EBE5002SE	ARF3852	6	254	496 L	11 March 2031
EBE5002WE	ARF3852	6	254	496 L	11 March 2031

Other model numbers on registration ARF3133

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

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3133
GEMS registration id: 154777
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 7 June 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: EBE500***
Designation: Refrigerator/freezer
Product class: Class 6
GEMS group: Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
Test standard: AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule: GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors

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.