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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L Fridge
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L is a 130 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2974).
- Total capacity
- 130 L
- 130 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.36
- Annual electricity use
- 189 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $60 / year
- $5.04 / month · $605 over 10 years
73% 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 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $26 a year more than the median, $256 over 10 years.
Uses 13% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (217 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.
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L running cost
- Per month
- $5.04
- Per year
- $60
- 5 years
- $302
- 10 years
- $605
189 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
- 130 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 130 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 130 L
- fresh food compartment
- 130 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 130 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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| TECO TBF115GBAH115 L97 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $31 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS130CNWH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS130CNBLK same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM130LAFGA same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Solt GGSBC131** same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Solt GGSBC131DS same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM130LAFGD same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1 same capacity, same door count | 130 L | 5 | 71 | same capacity, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1 same capacity, same door count | 130 L | 6 | 59 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 130 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 860 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 189 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.364
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 217 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.454
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2974
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2974
- GEMS registration id
- 151215
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 November 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SC130
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: meisda.com. How the derived figures are calculated.