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Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Kogan KAMSBSF516A Fridge
Kogan KAMSBSF516A is a 516 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2784).
- Total capacity
- 516 L
- 334 L fridge + 182 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 486 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $160 / year
- $13.37 / month · $1,604 over 10 years
8% more electricity than the median of 36 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (452 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year more than the median, $112 over 10 years.
Uses 18% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (596 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 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer 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.
Kogan KAMSBSF516A running cost
- Per month
- $13.37
- Per year
- $160
- 5 years
- $802
- 10 years
- $1,604
486 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
- 516 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 334 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 182 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 654 L
- freezer compartment
- 160 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 22 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 334 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 516 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $107 | |
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $117 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $121 | |
| Chiq CSS55*N**D4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $127 | |
| Chiq CSS556NBD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $127 |
Fridges similar to the Kogan KAMSBSF516A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS519_Series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GS-B500MB same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 519 L | 3.5 | 433 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMSBS513 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 513 L | 3 | 484 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS519S same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353532 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 513 L | 3 | 484 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SBS 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353520 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SBW 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 516 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Kogan KAMSBSF516A specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 486 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.035
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 596 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.743
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2784
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2784
- GEMS registration id
- 143912
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 January 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- KAMSBSF516*
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.