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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Mistral MBF145BI Fridge
Mistral MBF145BI is a 135 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3502).
- Total capacity
- 135 L
- 135 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.00
- Annual electricity use
- 138 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $46 / year
- $3.80 / month · $455 over 10 years
38% 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 14% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $13 a year more than the median, $125 over 10 years.
Uses 32% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (203 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.
Mistral MBF145BI running cost
- Per month
- $3.80
- Per year
- $46
- 5 years
- $228
- 10 years
- $455
138 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
- 135 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 135 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 96 L
- cellar compartment
- 135 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 135 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 | |
| Husky HUS-130CNSIL.1130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $40 | |
| Husky SC-130.1130 L120 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $40 | |
| Kogan KAM130LAFG*131 L122 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $40 |
Fridges similar to the Mistral MBF145BI
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromaid ESBC145B same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 1.5 | 152 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM130LAFG* 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Solt GGSBC131** 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM130LAFGA 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Solt GGSBC131B 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 2.5 | 122 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky SC-130.1 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS130CNWH 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 130 L | 2.5 | 120 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OCB140SB 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 2.5 | 126 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 135 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Mistral MBF145BI specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 138 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.001
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 203 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.431
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3502
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3502
- GEMS registration id
- 166430
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 January 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- BBF145BI, MBBF145BI Series
- 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. Manufacturer: gsmretailgroup.com. How the derived figures are calculated.