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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI Series Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI Series is a 439 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3020).
- Total capacity
- 439 L
- 439 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 284 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $91 / year
- $7.57 / month · $909 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 8 comparable 400–499 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (340 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $178 over 10 years.
Uses 53% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (610 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 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 ICBDEC3050FI Series running cost
- Per month
- $7.57
- Per year
- $91
- 5 years
- $454
- 10 years
- $909
284 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
- 439 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 439 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 690 L
- two-star compartment
- 439 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 439 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/L435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/R435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI Series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRTF424S 3% smaller, similar star rating | 424 L | 4 | 335 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRTF424series 3% smaller, similar star rating | 424 L | 4 | 335 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF530YS 6% larger, similar star rating | 463 L | 4 | 350 | 6% larger, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF530YC 6% larger, similar star rating | 463 L | 4 | 350 | 6% larger, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 439 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Sub-Zero models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/L435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/R435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 |
Compare ICBDEC3050FI Series with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI Series specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 762 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 284 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.014
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 610 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.412
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Other model numbers on registration ARF3020
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3020
- GEMS registration id
- 152012
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 January 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBDEC3050FI 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.