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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCE5000WA Fridge
Westinghouse WCE5000WA is a 500 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4050).
- Total capacity
- 500 L
- 500 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.03
- Annual electricity use
- 136 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.63 / month · $435 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 9 comparable 500–599 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (168 kWh a year). It uses less than 78% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $10 a year less than the median, $102 over 10 years.
Uses 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (294 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 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.
Westinghouse WCE5000WA running cost
- Per month
- $3.63
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $218
- 10 years
- $435
136 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
- 500 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 500 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 500 L
- fresh food compartment
- 500 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.
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WCE5000WA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 502 L | 6 | 135 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF499B5E same capacity, same door count | 500 L | 5 | 165 | same capacity, same door count |
| Chiq CCF*****E same capacity, same door count | 500 L | 5 | 165 | same capacity, same door count |
| Hisense HRCF501 same capacity, same door count | 500 L | 5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID Series same capacity, same door count | 496 L | 4.5 | 172 | same capacity, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/R same capacity, same door count | 496 L | 4.5 | 172 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZ* 2% larger, same door count | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZE 2% larger, same door count | 508 L | 5 | 168 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 500 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Westinghouse WCE5000WA specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 136 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.030
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 294 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.272
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4050
- GEMS registration id
- 180864
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 July 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 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. How the derived figures are calculated.