c/kWh
Total capacity
201 L
201 L fridge
Energy rating
2
Star rating index 2.09
Annual electricity use
155 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$51 / year
$4.26 / month ยท $512 over 10 years

6% less electricity than the median of 6 comparable 200โ€“299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 50% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $35 over 10 years.

Uses 31% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (223 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh ร— 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 6 comparable 200โ€“299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 200โ€“299 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.

Cantina CBC201* running cost

Per month
$4.26
Per year
$51
5 years
$256
10 years
$512

155 kWh ร— 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
201 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
201 L
Frozen storage volume
โ€“
GEMS adjusted volume
144 L
cellar compartment
201 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 201 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Haier HRF220VW223 L129 kWh/yr4.5$43

Fridges similar to the Cantina CBC201*

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Airflo AFF201
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
201 L2155
Haier HRF220VW
11% larger, same door count
223 L4.5129

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 201 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Compare CBC201* with another fridge

Cantina CBC201* specifications

Type
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
Configuration
Upright
Doors
1
Defrost
โ€“
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
480 mm
Height
1,285 mm
Depth
575 mm
Annual energy (label)
155 kWh
Star rating index
2.086
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
223 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
1.080
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ARF4162

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF4162
GEMS registration id
182004
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
31 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
CBC201*
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.