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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
KingsBottle KB245HX-BK Fridge
KingsBottle KB245HX-BK is a 240 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3830).
- Total capacity
- 240 L
- 240 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 0.76
- Annual electricity use
- 215 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $69 / year
- $5.73 / month · $688 over 10 years
11% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 200–299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (193 kWh a year). It uses less than 25% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year more than the median, $70 over 10 years.
Uses 8% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (234 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 200–299 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.
KingsBottle KB245HX-BK running cost
- Per month
- $5.73
- Per year
- $69
- 5 years
- $344
- 10 years
- $688
215 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
- 240 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 240 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 171 L
- cellar compartment
- 240 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 240 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF220VW223 L129 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $41 |
Fridges similar to the KingsBottle KB245HX-BK
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CBC232SG 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 233 L | 1 | 257 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CBC233BG 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 233 L | 1 | 257 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI/L 3% larger, same door count | 248 L | 3.5 | 222 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series 3% larger, same door count | 248 L | 3.5 | 222 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Haier HRF220VW 7% smaller, same door count | 223 L | 4.5 | 129 | 7% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 240 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other KingsBottle models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| KingsBottle KB245BX-WH245 L210 kWh/yr | 1 | $67 | |
| KingsBottle KB245BX-BK245 L210 kWh/yr | 1 | $67 |
Compare KB245HX-BK with another fridge
KingsBottle KB245HX-BK specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 490 mm
- Height
- 1,775 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 215 kWh
- Star rating index
- 0.764
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 234 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.254
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3830
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3830
- GEMS registration id
- 176559
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- KB245HX-**
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.