Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Hisense HRCD586TBWB Fridge
Hisense HRCD586TBWB is a 585 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3162).
- Total capacity
- 585 L
- 352 L fridge + 233 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 521 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $167 / year
- $13.89 / month · $1,667 over 10 years
38% more electricity than the median of 6 comparable 500–599 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (377 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $46 a year more than the median, $461 over 10 years.
Uses 3% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (538 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 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.
Hisense HRCD586TBWB running cost
- Per month
- $13.89
- Per year
- $167
- 5 years
- $834
- 10 years
- $1,667
521 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
- 585 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 352 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 233 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 731 L
- freezer compartment
- 94 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 18 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 108 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 13 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 352 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 585 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/T/R582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F Series582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620Q PV series627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVX1627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Haier HRF680Y Series623 L376 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $120 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCD586TBWB
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCD601NBS 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCD596NS 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNTVX1 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 606 L | 4.5 | 408 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNTVD1 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 606 L | 4.5 | 408 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF575XHC 2% smaller, similar external size | 574 L | 4 | 394 | 2% smaller, similar external size |
| Haier HRF575XC 2% smaller, similar external size | 574 L | 4 | 394 | 2% smaller, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 585 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD585BWB585 L521 kWh/yr | 3 | $167 | |
| Hisense HRCD615TBW615 L497 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $159 |
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Hisense HRCD586TBWB specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- 912 mm
- Height
- 1,785 mm
- Depth
- 725 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 521 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 538 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.713
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3162
- GEMS registration id
- 154607
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 July 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.