Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Haier HRF530YC Fridge
Haier HRF530YC is a 463 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2870).
- Total capacity
- 463 L
- 301 L fridge + 162 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.24
- Annual electricity use
- 350 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $112 / year
- $9.33 / month · $1,120 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 400–499 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (340 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $34 over 10 years.
Uses 20% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (436 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 400–499 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.
Haier HRF530YC running cost
- Per month
- $9.33
- Per year
- $112
- 5 years
- $560
- 10 years
- $1,120
350 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
- 463 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 301 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 162 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 572 L
- two-star compartment
- 87 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 75 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 301 L gross, 124 L net
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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 463 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR series435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/R435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Hisense HRCD483E483 L282 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $90 | |
| Hisense HRTF424S424 L335 kWh/yr | 4 | $107 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF530YC
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD483T_Series 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 483 L | 4.5 | 344 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCD483E 4% larger, same door count | 483 L | 5.5 | 282 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI/R 5% smaller, similar star rating | 439 L | 4 | 284 | 5% smaller, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI/L 5% smaller, similar star rating | 439 L | 4 | 284 | 5% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 463 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Haier models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF580YP Series507 L360 kWh/yr | 4 | $115 | |
| Haier HRF580YPC507 L360 kWh/yr | 4 | $115 |
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Haier HRF530YC specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 350 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.236
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 436 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.612
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2870
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2870
- GEMS registration id
- 147806
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HRF530Y Series
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-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
- 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.