Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Heller HBC98 Fridge
Heller HBC98 is a 98 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3414).
- Total capacity
- 98 L
- 98 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.28
- Annual electricity use
- 145 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $46 / year
- $3.87 / month · $464 over 10 years
33% 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 11% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year more than the median, $115 over 10 years.
Uses 42% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (250 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.
Heller HBC98 running cost
- Per month
- $3.87
- Per year
- $46
- 5 years
- $232
- 10 years
- $464
145 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
- 98 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 98 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 70 L
- cellar compartment
- 98 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 98 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour HBRBC93B293 L100 kWh/yr | 3 | $32 | |
| Kogan KAM93BEVFGA93 L100 kWh/yr | 3 | $32 | |
| Kogan KAM93BEVFGE93 L100 kWh/yr | 3 | $32 | |
| Inalto IBC115B93 L100 kWh/yr | 3 | $32 | |
| Solt GGSBC115B93 L100 kWh/yr | 3 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Heller HBC98
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devanti BF-D-98L-BK same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 98 L | 1 | 145 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OCBFS102SB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 98 L | 2.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CBC09*** 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 94 L | 2 | 122 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CBC093SG 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 94 L | 2 | 122 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM93BEVFG* 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 3 | 100 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Harbour HBRBC93B2 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 3 | 100 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto IBC115B 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 3 | 100 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM93GLAFGA 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 3 | 100 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 98 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Heller HBC98 specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 470 mm
- Height
- 847 mm
- Depth
- 475 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 145 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.277
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 250 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.071
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3414
- GEMS registration id
- 163687
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: gafcontrol.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.