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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Euromaid ESBC145B Fridge
Euromaid ESBC145B is a 135 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4159).
- Total capacity
- 135 L
- 135 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Star rating index 1.51
- Annual electricity use
- 152 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $49 / year
- $4.05 / month · $486 over 10 years
39% more 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 9% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $138 over 10 years.
Uses 26% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (204 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.
Euromaid ESBC145B running cost
- Per month
- $4.05
- Per year
- $49
- 5 years
- $243
- 10 years
- $486
152 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
- 135 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 135 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 96 L
- cellar compartment
- 135 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 135 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1130 L59 kWh/yr | 6 | $19 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1130 L71 kWh/yr | 5 | $23 | |
| Husky HUS130CNWH130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $38 | |
| Husky SC-130.1130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $38 | |
| Kogan KAM130LAFGA131 L122 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $39 |
Fridges similar to the Euromaid ESBC145B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellini BBF145BI-F same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 2 | 138 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mistral MBF145BI same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 2 | 138 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bellini BBF145BI, MBBF145BI Series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 2 | 138 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mistral MBBF145BI-F same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 2 | 138 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Ilve ILBC142BVL 8% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 146 L | 2 | 141 | 8% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Ilve ILBC142 series 8% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 146 L | 2 | 141 | 8% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OCB140SB 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 2.5 | 126 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Meisda SC130 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 130 L | 1 | 189 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 135 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Euromaid ESBC145B specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 570 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 152 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.514
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 204 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.576
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4159
- GEMS registration id
- 181817
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.