Australia · costs in AUD
French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Panasonic NR-CW530H Fridge
Panasonic NR-CW530H is a 500 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2807).
- Total capacity
- 500 L
- 314 L fridge + 186 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.82
- Annual electricity use
- 340 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $109 / year
- $9.07 / month · $1,088 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 72 comparable 500–599 L french door fridge freezer registrations (406 kWh a year). It uses less than 86% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $21 a year less than the median, $211 over 10 years.
Uses 40% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (570 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 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.
Panasonic NR-CW530H running cost
- Per month
- $9.07
- Per year
- $109
- 5 years
- $544
- 10 years
- $1,088
340 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
- 500 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 314 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 186 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 646 L
- freezer compartment
- 186 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 314 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 500 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFDF534534 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $99 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505ANX1511 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $100 |
Fridges similar to the Panasonic NR-CW530H
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TRF495FHW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 5 | 314 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL TRF495FHC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 5 | 314 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAMFREN522E 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 522 L | 4.5 | 358 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAMFREN522D 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 522 L | 4.5 | 358 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kenmore KKFDR695X508-SS-AU 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 508 L | 4 | 388 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EHE5267SC 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 491 L | 4 | 353 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 500 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Panasonic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-CW530HW501 L335 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $107 | |
| Panasonic NR-CW530J493 L338 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $108 |
Compare NR-CW530H with another fridge
Panasonic NR-CW530H specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 750 mm
- Height
- 1,730 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 340 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.819
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 570 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.526
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Related Panasonic model numbers starting with NRCW530H
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR-CW530HW | ARF3628 | 4.5 | 335 | 2 July 2030 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2807
- GEMS registration id
- 144631
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 February 2027
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: panasonic.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.