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Bar fridge · 1 door
Westinghouse WIM1200AE Fridge
Westinghouse WIM1200AE is a 120 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4018).
- Total capacity
- 120 L
- 107 L fridge + 13 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.52
- Annual electricity use
- 151 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $4.03 / month · $483 over 10 years
51% more electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 6% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $163 over 10 years.
Uses 53% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (320 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 bar fridge 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 WIM1200AE running cost
- Per month
- $4.03
- Per year
- $48
- 5 years
- $242
- 10 years
- $483
151 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
- 120 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 107 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 13 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 127 L
- fresh food compartment
- 107 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 13 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 120 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Heller HBF117B117 L97 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $31 | |
| Heller HBF117117 L97 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $31 |
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WIM1200AE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro E126 series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mistral MBF117W-F same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF130US same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF130U Series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mistral MBF117W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Euro E126SX same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 120 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Westinghouse models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WIM1200*D120 L151 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $48 | |
| Westinghouse WIM1200AD120 L151 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $48 |
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Westinghouse WIM1200AE specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 555 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 575 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 151 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.518
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 320 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.185
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4018
- GEMS registration id
- 179618
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 October 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 3
- GEMS group
- Group 3: refrigerator with a short-term frozen food 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 under 200 L
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: hisense.com. How the derived figures are calculated.