Australia · costs in AUD
French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Panasonic NR-CW530J Fridge
Panasonic NR-CW530J is a 493 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2901).
- Total capacity
- 493 L
- 307 L fridge + 186 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.82
- Annual electricity use
- 338 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $9.01 / month · $1,082 over 10 years
7% less electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 68% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $80 over 10 years.
Uses 40% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (567 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 400–499 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-CW530J running cost
- Per month
- $9.01
- Per year
- $108
- 5 years
- $541
- 10 years
- $1,082
338 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
- 493 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 307 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 186 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 639 L
- fresh food compartment
- 307 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 186 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 493 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFDF534534 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-CW530J
| 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 TRF495FHS 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 |
| Electrolux EHE5267SC same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 491 L | 4 | 353 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EHE5267** same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 491 L | 4 | 353 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF520FG same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 489 L | 4.5 | 336 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF520FHC same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 489 L | 4.5 | 336 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 493 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Panasonic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-CW530H500 L340 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $109 | |
| Panasonic NR-CW530HW501 L335 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $107 |
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Panasonic NR-CW530J 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)
- 338 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.819
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 567 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.529
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2901
- GEMS registration id
- 148572
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 24 July 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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.