Name: Smeg FAB28***5AU
Brand: Smeg
SKU: ARF2711

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 270 L; 244 L fridge + 26 L freezer
Energy rating: 4.5; Star rating index 4.67
Annual electricity use: 206 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $66 / year; $5.49 / month · $659 over 10 years

21% less electricity than the median of 8 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (260 kWh a year). It uses less than 75% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $17 a year less than the median, $173 over 10 years.

Uses 39% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (338 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?

median 260190295

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 8 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.

Smeg FAB28***5AU running cost

Per month: $5.49
Per year: $66
5 years: $330
10 years: $659

206 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: 270 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 244 L
Frozen storage volume: 26 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 290 L
fresh food compartment: 244 L gross
freezer compartment: 26 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 freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 270 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Smeg FAB28RBL6270 L151 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	6	151	$48	88% of similar
Smeg FAB28***6270 L151 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	6	151	$48	88% of similar

Fridges similar to the Smeg FAB28***5AU

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Ikea LAGAN L 10571297 5% smaller, similar star rating	257 L	4	250	$80	5% smaller, similar star rating
Linarie LKCO250BLACK 10% smaller	242 L	3	299	$96	10% smaller
Linarie LKCO250CREAM 10% smaller	242 L	3	299	$96	10% smaller

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 270 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Smeg models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Smeg FAB28RACM6270 L151 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	6	151	$48	88% of similar
Smeg FAB28LYW6270 L151 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	6	151	$48	88% of similar

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Smeg FAB28***5AU specifications

Type: Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 600 mm
Height: 1,530 mm
Depth: 595 mm
Annual energy (label): 206 kWh
Star rating index: 4.672
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 338 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.709
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF2711

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF2711
GEMS registration id: 142152
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 October 2026
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: FAB28***5AU
Designation: Refrigerator/freezer
Product class: Class 4
GEMS group: Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost 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 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)

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. How the derived figures are calculated.