Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Liebherr ERBh 9970 Fridge
Liebherr ERBh 9970 is a 543 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3471).
- Total capacity
- 543 L
- 543 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.08
- Annual electricity use
- 261 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $84 / year
- $6.96 / month · $835 over 10 years
55% more electricity than the median of 9 comparable 500–599 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (168 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $30 a year more than the median, $298 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (411 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 500–599 L fridge without a separate 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.
Liebherr ERBh 9970 running cost
- Per month
- $6.96
- Per year
- $84
- 5 years
- $418
- 10 years
- $835
261 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
- 543 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 543 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 560 L
- fresh food compartment
- 308 L gross
- chill compartment
- 235 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 543 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $44 | |
| Chiq CCF*****E500 L165 kWh/yr | 5 | $53 | |
| Chiq CCF499BE500 L165 kWh/yr | 5 | $53 | |
| Hisense HRCF501500 L166 kWh/yr | 5 | $53 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Kogan KAM508CHWZD 6% smaller, same door count | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZE 6% smaller, same door count | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Gaggenau RC492504 7% larger, same door count | 579 L | 4 | 221 | 7% larger, same door count |
| Haier HCF520W 8% smaller, same door count | 502 L | 6 | 135 | 8% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 543 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare ERBh 9970 with another fridge
Liebherr ERBh 9970 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 906 mm
- Height
- 2,126 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 261 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.078
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 411 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.466
- Country of manufacture
- Austria
Related Liebherr model numbers starting with EKBERBH
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKB ERBh | ARF3484 | 3.5 | 212 | 13 November 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3471
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3471
- GEMS registration id
- 165011
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 October 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- EKB ERBh
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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 of 200 L or more
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: liebherr.com. How the derived figures are calculated.