Name: Fhiaba UCB60*TPA
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF4120

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 143 L; 143 L fridge
Energy rating: 2.5; Star rating index 2.58
Annual electricity use: 154 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $49 / year; $4.11 / month · $493 over 10 years

54% more electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 5% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $17 a year more than the median, $173 over 10 years.

Uses 40% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (258 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 10083144

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered Under 200 L bar fridge 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 UCB60*TPA running cost

Per month: $4.11
Per year: $49
5 years: $246
10 years: $493

154 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: 143 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 143 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 143 L
fresh food compartment: 143 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 bar fridges that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 143 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	8	52	$17	99% of similar
Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr	137 L	137 / –	7	56	$18	99% of similar
Chiq CCF142WE142 L77 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	6	77	$25	96% of similar
Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	6	77	$25	96% of similar
Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr	145 L	145 / –	6	78	$25	95% of similar

Fridges similar to the Fhiaba UCB60*TPA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Inalto ICF142B2 same capacity, similar external size	143 L	5	95	$30	same capacity, similar external size
Seiki SC-150AU8CH same capacity, similar external size	143 L	5	95	$30	same capacity, similar external size
Esatto ECF143B3 same capacity, similar external size	143 L	5.5	86	$28	same capacity, similar external size
Hisense HRCF146 1% larger, similar external size	145 L	6	78	$25	1% larger, similar external size
Esatto ECF143B4 same capacity	143 L	5	95	$30	same capacity
Kogan KAM143LICFD same capacity	143 L	5	95	$30	same capacity

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 143 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 UCB601TGMOA143 L132 kWh/yr	143 L	143 / –	3	132	$42	14% of similar
Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A143 L132 kWh/yr	143 L	143 / –	3	132	$42	14% of similar

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Fhiaba UCB60*TPA specifications

Type: Bar fridge
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 598 mm
Height: 865 mm
Depth: 572 mm
Annual energy (label): 154 kWh
Star rating index: 2.578
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 258 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 1.077
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF4120

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

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF4120
GEMS registration id: 179238
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 9 August 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: UCB60*TPA
Designation: Refrigerator
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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L

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.