Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 3 doors
LG GS-VB600PL Fridge
LG GS-VB600PL is a 655 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3256).
- Total capacity
- 655 L
- 416 L fridge + 239 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 520 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $166 / year
- $13.87 / month · $1,664 over 10 years
22% more electricity than the median of 30 comparable 600–699 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (426 kWh a year). It uses less than 7% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $30 a year more than the median, $301 over 10 years.
Uses 14% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (606 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 600–699 L side-by-side 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 GS-VB600PL running cost
- Per month
- $13.87
- Per year
- $166
- 5 years
- $832
- 10 years
- $1,664
520 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
- 655 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 416 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 239 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 843 L
- freezer compartment
- 239 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 416 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 655 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSE6200SB624 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Hisense HRSBS652B652 L347 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $111 | |
| LG GS-B599PLB664 L352 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $113 | |
| Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 |
Fridges similar to the LG GS-VB600PL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS649SW same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 649 L | 4 | 465 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS652B same capacity, similar external size | 652 L | 5.5 | 347 | same capacity, similar external size |
| TCL TRF630SHG 4% smaller, similar external size | 631 L | 5 | 375 | 4% smaller, similar external size |
| TCL TRF630SH* 4% smaller, similar external size | 631 L | 5 | 375 | 4% smaller, similar external size |
| Midea MDRS925FIM45AP 7% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 700 L | 3.5 | 540 | 7% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WSE6200SB 5% smaller, similar external size | 624 L | 6 | 300 | 5% smaller, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 655 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other LG models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG GS-B600MBL655 L470 kWh/yr | 4 | $150 | |
| LG GS-B600PL655 L470 kWh/yr | 4 | $150 |
Compare GS-VB600PL with another fridge
LG GS-VB600PL specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 913 mm
- Height
- 1,790 mm
- Depth
- 735 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 520 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.507
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 606 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.617
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3256
- GEMS registration id
- 159175
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 January 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- 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 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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.