Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series is a 248 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3019).
- Total capacity
- 248 L
- 248 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.85
- Annual electricity use
- 222 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $71 / year
- $5.92 / month · $710 over 10 years
15% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 200–299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (193 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $93 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (491 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 200–299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series running cost
- Per month
- $5.92
- Per year
- $71
- 5 years
- $355
- 10 years
- $710
222 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
- 248 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 248 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 390 L
- two-star compartment
- 248 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 248 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF220VW223 L129 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $41 | |
| KingsBottle KB245BX-BK245 L210 kWh/yr | 1 | $67 | |
| KingsBottle KB245BX-WH245 L210 kWh/yr | 1 | $67 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingsBottle KB245BX-** 1% smaller, same door count | 245 L | 1 | 210 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| KingsBottle KB245BX-BK 1% smaller, same door count | 245 L | 1 | 210 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CBC232SG 6% smaller, same door count | 233 L | 1 | 257 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CBC233BG 6% smaller, same door count | 233 L | 1 | 257 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Haier HRF220VW 10% smaller, same door count | 223 L | 4.5 | 129 | 10% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 248 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare ICBDEC1850FI Series with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI Series specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 457 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 222 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.845
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 491 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.570
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Other model numbers on registration ARF3019
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3019
- GEMS registration id
- 152010
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 January 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBDEC1850FI Series
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a cooled appliance by the registrant
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: subzero.com. How the derived figures are calculated.