New Zealand · costs in NZD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 2 doors
Artusi AUBF620X Fridge
Artusi AUBF620X is a 127 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3872).
- Total capacity
- 127 L
- 127 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.16
- Annual electricity use
- 160 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $53 / year
- $4.40 / month · $528 over 10 years
60% more electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $20 a year more than the median, $198 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (242 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; 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 New Zealand, 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.
Artusi AUBF620X running cost
- Per month
- $4.40
- Per year
- $53
- 5 years
- $264
- 10 years
- $528
160 kWh × 33c/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
- 127 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 127 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 91 L
- cellar compartment
- 127 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 127 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1130 L59 kWh/yr | 6 | $19 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1130 L71 kWh/yr | 5 | $23 | |
| TECO TBF115GBAH115 L97 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 | |
| Husky HUS-130CNSIL.1130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $40 | |
| Husky HUS130CNBLK130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $40 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromaid ESBC145B 6% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 135 L | 1.5 | 152 | 6% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kolner fdg-yge-bc-130L 2% larger, similar star rating | 130 L | 1 | 189 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Meisda SC130 2% larger, similar star rating | 130 L | 1 | 189 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBL1 2% larger | 130 L | 6 | 59 | 2% larger |
| Husky HUS130HDWH 2% larger | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 2% larger |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6009SBLT1 2% larger | 130 L | 5 | 71 | 2% larger |
| Husky HUS-130CNSIL.1 2% larger | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 2% larger |
| Solt GGSBC131W 3% larger | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 127 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Artusi AUBF620X specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 570 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 160 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.161
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 242 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.764
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3872
- GEMS registration id
- 177020
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.