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Bar fridge · 1 door
Norj NBF117 Fridge
Norj NBF117 is a 117 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2877).
- Total capacity
- 117 L
- 117 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.53
- Annual electricity use
- 97 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.59 / month · $310 over 10 years
3% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 60% of them.
Uses 53% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (208 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.
Norj NBF117 running cost
- Per month
- $2.59
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $155
- 10 years
- $310
97 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
- 117 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 117 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 117 L
- fresh food compartment
- 117 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 117 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Norj NBF117
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HBF117 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Artusi AFR115B/1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBF117SS same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH121LBRF* 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121X 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF121SMVBH 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH121LBRFA 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF121BMVBH 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 117 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Norj NBF117 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 506 mm
- Height
- 840 mm
- Depth
- 559 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 97 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.530
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 208 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.829
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2877
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2877
- GEMS registration id
- 143194
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 June 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- NBF117
- 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.