Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/L Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/L is a 496 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3008).
- Total capacity
- 496 L
- 496 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.83
- Annual electricity use
- 172 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $55 / year
- $4.59 / month · $550 over 10 years
12% less electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 80% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $74 over 10 years.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (394 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 fridge without a separate 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.
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID running cost
- Per month
- $4.59
- Per year
- $55
- 5 years
- $275
- 10 years
- $550
172 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
- 496 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 496 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 496 L
- fresh food compartment
- 496 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 without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $44 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 | |
| Chiq CCF499BE500 L165 kWh/yr | 5 | $53 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF500WE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 165 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF501 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF500W5E same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 165 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO6T-51116 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 479 L | 2 | 282 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba S750FG3DA 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 479 L | 2 | 289 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba S750FG6DA 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 479 L | 2 | 289 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZ* 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZD 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare ICBDEC3050RID/L with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 762 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 172 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.826
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 394 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.347
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Other model numbers on registration ARF3008
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3008
- GEMS registration id
- 152017
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 January 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBDEC3050RID Series
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.