Name: Fhiaba MS8990TGT3IA
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3121

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 556 L; 425 L fridge + 131 L freezer
Energy rating: 2.5; Star rating index 2.99
Annual electricity use: 484 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $155 / year; $12.91 / month · $1,549 over 10 years

23% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $28 a year more than the median, $285 over 10 years.

Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (574 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 395258440

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500–599 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.

Fhiaba MS8990TGT3IA running cost

Per month: $12.91
Per year: $155
5 years: $774
10 years: $1,549

484 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: 556 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 425 L
Frozen storage volume: 131 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 659 L
fresh food compartment: 425 L gross
freezer compartment: 131 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 556 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
Electrolux EBE5002WE496 L254 kWh/yr	496 L	351 / 145	6	254	$81	80% of similar
Electrolux EBE5002*E496 L254 kWh/yr	496 L	351 / 145	6	254	$81	80% of similar

Fridges similar to the Fhiaba MS8990TGT3IA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
V-zug CCO6T-51133 same capacity, same door count	556 L	4.5	341	$109	same capacity, same door count
Fisher & Paykel RS9121WLUVK5 same capacity, same door count	555 L	4	386	$124	same capacity, same door count
Fisher & Paykel RS9121WRUVK5 same capacity, same door count	555 L	4	386	$124	same capacity, same door count
Liebherr ECBN 6156 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	522 L	2	566	$181	6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Inalto IBM529W 5% smaller, same door count	529 L	3.5	440	$141	5% smaller, same door count
Kogan KAM529LBMF* 5% smaller, same door count	529 L	3.5	440	$141	5% smaller, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 556 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba XS901TST3A556 L404 kWh/yr	556 L	425 / 131	3.5	404	$129	44% of similar
Fhiaba XS900TST6A556 L404 kWh/yr	556 L	425 / 131	3.5	404	$129	44% of similar

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Fhiaba MS8990TGT3IA specifications

Type: Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: No
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 484 kWh
Star rating index: 2.991
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 574 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.735
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3121

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

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3121
GEMS registration id: 147437
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 5 June 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S8990T*T*IA
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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.