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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-70L Fridge
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-70L is a 68 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2968).
- Total capacity
- 68 L
- 68 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.26
- Annual electricity use
- 155 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $51 / year
- $4.26 / month · $512 over 10 years
55% 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 5% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $182 over 10 years.
Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (208 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.
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-70L running cost
- Per month
- $4.26
- Per year
- $51
- 5 years
- $256
- 10 years
- $512
155 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
- 68 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 68 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 68 L
- fresh food compartment
- 68 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 68 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAM66GLAFGD66 L92 kWh/yr | 3 | $30 | |
| Kogan KAM66GLAFGC66 L92 kWh/yr | 3 | $30 | |
| Vinopro FS-75SE-A0i0L369 L110 kWh/yr | 2 | $36 | |
| Chiq CBC063SG64 L112 kWh/yr | 2 | $37 | |
| Chiq CBC064BG64 L112 kWh/yr | 2 | $37 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airflo AFF070 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 70 L | 1 | 139 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Vinopro FS-75SE-A0i0L3 2% larger, same door count | 69 L | 2 | 110 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM66GLAFGD 3% smaller, same door count | 66 L | 3 | 92 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM66GLAFGC 3% smaller, same door count | 66 L | 3 | 92 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CBC063SG 6% smaller, same door count | 64 L | 2 | 112 | 6% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CBC064BG 6% smaller, same door count | 64 L | 2 | 112 | 6% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 68 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare fdg-yge-bc-70L with another fridge
Kolner fdg-yge-bc-70L specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 430 mm
- Height
- 680 mm
- Depth
- 480 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 155 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.263
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 208 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.279
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2968
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2968
- GEMS registration id
- 151214
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 November 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SC68
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: meisda.com. How the derived figures are calculated.