New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Panasonic NR-BC321BUKA Fridge
Panasonic NR-BC321BUKA is a 322 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0968).
- Total capacity
- 322 L
- 226 L fridge + 96 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.07
- Annual electricity use
- 238 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $79 / year
- $6.55 / month · $785 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 59 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 83% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $182 over 10 years.
Uses 51% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (484 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 300–399 L bottom-mount 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.
Panasonic NR-BC321BUKA running cost
- Per month
- $6.55
- Per year
- $79
- 5 years
- $393
- 10 years
- $785
238 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
- 322 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 226 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 96 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 397 L
- fresh food compartment
- 226 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 96 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 322 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs330 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Liebherr SCNsdh 5253332 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Whirlpool WB3260IUBL290 L195 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $64 | |
| Whirlpool WB3260IUXX290 L195 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the Panasonic NR-BC321BUKA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldstream CBR320 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 323 L | 2.5 | 401 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OBMF357W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 323 L | 2.5 | 401 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RHBMF323MSD same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 323 L | 2.5 | 401 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OBMF357B same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 323 L | 2.5 | 401 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Ikea ALINGSÅS 80567961 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 316 L | 4 | 298 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Majestic M373RETRO 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 330 L | 3.5 | 330 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Eurotech 352331 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 330 L | 3.5 | 330 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 330 L | 6 | 194 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 322 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Panasonic NR-BC321BUKA specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 635 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 238 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.066
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 484 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.599
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ZRF0968
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0968
- GEMS registration id
- 175742
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- NR-BC321B
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors
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: panasonic.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.