Australia · costs in AUD
French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
LG GF-V900MBLC Fridge
LG GF-V900MBLC is a 847 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3135).
- Total capacity
- 847 L
- 473 L fridge + 374 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.58
- Annual electricity use
- 620 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $198 / year
- $16.53 / month · $1,984 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 5 comparable 700 L and above french door fridge freezer registrations (603 kWh a year). It uses less than 20% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $54 over 10 years.
Uses 21% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (786 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 700 L and above french door fridge freezer 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.
LG GF-V900MBLC running cost
- Per month
- $16.53
- Per year
- $198
- 5 years
- $992
- 10 years
- $1,984
620 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
- 847 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 473 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 374 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,126 L
- zero-star compartment
- 13 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 473 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 331 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 30 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 847 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850UFDID/S/T820 L495 kWh/yr | 4 | $158 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850UFDID/S/P820 L495 kWh/yr | 4 | $158 |
Fridges similar to the LG GF-V900MBLC
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics SRF9900BFH 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 809 L | 3.5 | 603 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRF9800BFH 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 809 L | 3 | 666 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850UFDID/S/T 3% smaller, similar star rating | 820 L | 4 | 495 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850UFDID/S/P 3% smaller, similar star rating | 820 L | 4 | 495 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 847 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare GF-V900MBLC with another fridge
LG GF-V900MBLC specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- 914 mm
- Height
- 1,792 mm
- Depth
- 918 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 620 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.581
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 786 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.551
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3135
- GEMS registration id
- 153723
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-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
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with three or more doors
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.