Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Gaggenau RC492504 Fridge
Gaggenau RC492504 is a 579 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2879).
- Total capacity
- 579 L
- 579 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 221 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $71 / year
- $5.89 / month · $707 over 10 years
32% more electricity than the median of 9 comparable 500–599 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (168 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $17 a year more than the median, $170 over 10 years.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (418 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 500–599 L fridge without a separate 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.
Gaggenau RC492504 running cost
- Per month
- $5.89
- Per year
- $71
- 5 years
- $354
- 10 years
- $707
221 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
- 579 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 579 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 585 L
- fresh food compartment
- 494 L gross
- chill compartment
- 85 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 579 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaggenau RVC477190512 L170 kWh/yr | 5 | $54 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/P/R646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $63 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID Series646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $63 |
Fridges similar to the Gaggenau RC492504
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3650RID/R 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 614 L | 4 | 206 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3650RID/L 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 614 L | 4 | 206 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO6T-51134 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 4 | 221 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba *S8990FR*A 4% larger, same door count | 604 L | 2 | 304 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Fhiaba KS8990FR3A 4% larger, same door count | 604 L | 2 | 304 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Liebherr EKB ERBh 6% smaller, same door count | 543 L | 3 | 261 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Liebherr EKB 9671 6% smaller, same door count | 543 L | 3 | 261 | 6% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 579 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Gaggenau models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaggenau RVC497190622 L225 kWh/yr | 4 | $72 |
Compare RC492504 with another fridge
Gaggenau RC492504 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 221 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.005
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 418 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.378
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2879
- GEMS registration id
- 147672
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 of 200 L or more
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.