Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
TECO TBF115GBAH Fridge
TECO TBF115GBAH is a 115 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3438).
- Total capacity
- 115 L
- 115 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.53
- Annual electricity use
- 97 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.59 / month · $310 over 10 years
11% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (109 kWh a year). It uses less than 65% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $38 over 10 years.
Uses 61% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (246 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 Under 200 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.
TECO TBF115GBAH running cost
- Per month
- $2.59
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $155
- 10 years
- $310
97 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
- 115 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 115 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 82 L
- cellar compartment
- 115 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 115 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossworx BOSDRH-S-SS118 L80 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $26 | |
| Bossworx BOSDLH-S-SS118 L80 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF115GBAH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF115U series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 114 L | 3.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF115UW2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 114 L | 3.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBC130 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 115 L | 1 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Devanti BF-D-130L-BK same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 115 L | 1 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Bossworx BOSDRH-S-SS 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 118 L | 4.5 | 80 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Bossworx BOSDLH-S-SS 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 118 L | 4.5 | 80 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Ilve ILBC142 same capacity, same door count | 116 L | 2 | 130 | same capacity, same door count |
| Artusi AOFDZ127X 4% larger, same door count | 119 L | 2 | 132 | 4% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 115 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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TECO TBF115GBAH specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 548 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 97 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.533
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 246 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.181
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3438
- GEMS registration id
- 164084
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- 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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.