Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
TCL P525SBW Fridge
TCL P525SBW is a 505 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3249).
- Total capacity
- 505 L
- 324 L fridge + 181 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.50
- Annual electricity use
- 438 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $140 / year
- $11.68 / month · $1,402 over 10 years
3% less electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (451 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $42 over 10 years.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (539 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 500–599 L side-by-side fridge 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.
TCL P525SBW running cost
- Per month
- $11.68
- Per year
- $140
- 5 years
- $701
- 10 years
- $1,402
438 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
- 505 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 324 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 181 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 642 L
- two-star compartment
- 25 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 324 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 156 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 505 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $104 | |
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $114 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $118 | |
| Chiq CSS559NWD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $123 | |
| Chiq CSS558NBSD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $123 |
Fridges similar to the TCL P525SBW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linarie LSSBS520MIR 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 500 L | 3.5 | 442 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS519S 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS519_Series 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| LG GS-B500MB 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3.5 | 433 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Coldstream CSHO-530-WAT/SS 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RFSSWD560SS.2 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HSBS691 series 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HSBS691WH 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 505 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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TCL P525SBW specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 920 mm
- Height
- 1,768 mm
- Depth
- 630 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 438 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.502
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 539 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.682
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3249
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3249
- GEMS registration id
- 159004
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 8 January 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P525SB*
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- 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 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.