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Bar fridge · 1 door
Sheffield PLA123F Fridge
Sheffield PLA123F is a 122 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ZRF0811).
- Total capacity
- 122 L
- 122 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.58
- 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 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (217 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.
Sheffield PLA123F 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
- 122 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 122 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 122 L
- fresh food compartment
- 122 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 122 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB10H***6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRWH6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| 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 Sheffield PLA123F
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nce NCE126EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 3 | 133 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF129 series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF129W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Thermaster DC-122Q same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF121*MVBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TECO TBF121SMVBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto EBF124W 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto EBF124B 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Sheffield PLA123F specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 524 mm
- Height
- 831 mm
- Depth
- 532 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 145 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.581
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 217 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.189
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ZRF0811
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0811
- GEMS registration id
- 151542
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- PLA123
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: prolinkasia.com. How the derived figures are calculated.