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Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Samsung Electronics SRS6500BA Fridge
Samsung Electronics SRS6500BA is a 615 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3527).
- Total capacity
- 615 L
- 397 L fridge + 218 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 450 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $149 / year
- $12.38 / month · $1,485 over 10 years
6% more electricity than the median of 30 comparable 600–699 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (426 kWh a year). It uses less than 33% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year more than the median, $79 over 10 years.
Uses 30% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (639 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 600–699 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.
Samsung Electronics SRS6500BA running cost
- Per month
- $12.38
- Per year
- $149
- 5 years
- $743
- 10 years
- $1,485
450 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
- 615 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 397 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 218 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 785 L
- fresh food compartment
- 397 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 213 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 5 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 615 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $99 | |
| Westinghouse WSE6200SB624 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $99 | |
| Hisense HRSBS652B652 L347 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $115 | |
| LG GS-B599PLB664 L352 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $116 | |
| Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr | 5 | $117 |
Fridges similar to the Samsung Electronics SRS6500BA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS613BWX same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 614 L | 3.5 | 494 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WSE6640 series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 4.5 | 405 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSS617NBD 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 622 L | 4.5 | 410 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSS616NBSD 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 622 L | 4.5 | 410 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GS-B600MBM 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 602 L | 4.5 | 384 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sharp SJ-SHM600P-DS 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 600 L | 4.5 | 404 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS633BW 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 632 L | 3.5 | 500 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GS-L600PL 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 635 L | 3.5 | 498 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 615 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Samsung Electronics SRS6500BA 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)
- 450 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.003
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 639 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.573
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3527
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3527
- GEMS registration id
- 167557
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SRS6800BFH
- 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. Manufacturer: samsung.com. How the derived figures are calculated.