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Bar fridge · 1 door
LG GU-B194PL Fridge
LG GU-B194PL is a 194 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3982).
- Total capacity
- 194 L
- 169 L fridge + 25 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.56
- Annual electricity use
- 145 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $46 / year
- $3.87 / month · $464 over 10 years
45% more electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 9% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $144 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (226 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 bar fridge 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 GU-B194PL running cost
- Per month
- $3.87
- Per year
- $46
- 5 years
- $232
- 10 years
- $464
145 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
- 194 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 169 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 25 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 198 L
- fresh food compartment
- 169 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 25 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L71 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L72 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFC198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the LG GU-B194PL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF200FI same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 195 L | 4 | 125 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF194W same capacity, same door count | 194 L | 5 | 100 | same capacity, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 7 | 72 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Inalto ICF198B2 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICFC 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICFD 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare GU-B194PL with another fridge
LG GU-B194PL specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 525 mm
- Height
- 1,295 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 145 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.556
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 226 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.734
- Country of manufacture
- Indonesia
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3982
- GEMS registration id
- 177398
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
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.