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French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
Panasonic NR-XZ520C Fridge
Panasonic NR-XZ520C is a 445 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0974).
- Total capacity
- 445 L
- 287 L fridge + 158 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.72
- Annual electricity use
- 320 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $106 / year
- $8.80 / month · $1,056 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 43 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (356 kWh a year). It uses less than 81% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $119 over 10 years.
Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (543 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 400–499 L french door 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-XZ520C running cost
- Per month
- $8.80
- Per year
- $106
- 5 years
- $528
- 10 years
- $1,056
320 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
- 445 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 287 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 158 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 569 L
- freezer compartment
- 158 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 287 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 445 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAT412BMFWB412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $82 | |
| Kogan KAT412BMFWA412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $82 | |
| TCL C440BFW412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $82 | |
| TCL C440BFG412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $82 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $102 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OFDF473X 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 356 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P421CD* 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 356 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RFFD473SS.2 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 356 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P421CDW 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 356 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRF632FGD46APW 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 470 L | 4.5 | 345 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-LX442EX-GDS-A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 442 L | 4 | 329 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-LX442EX SERIES same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 442 L | 4 | 329 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF516YHS 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 463 L | 4 | 371 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 445 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Panasonic NR-XZ520C specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 810 mm
- Height
- 1,730 mm
- Depth
- 650 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 320 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.718
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 543 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.562
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0974
- GEMS registration id
- 180225
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 three or more 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.