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Bar fridge · 1 door
Sheffield PLA123 Fridge
Sheffield PLA123 is a 122 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0811).
- Total capacity
- 122 L
- 122 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.58
- Annual electricity use
- 145 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $3.99 / month · $479 over 10 years
38% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 10% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $13 a year more than the median, $132 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (217 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 bar fridge 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.
Sheffield PLA123 running cost
- Per month
- $3.99
- Per year
- $48
- 5 years
- $239
- 10 years
- $479
145 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
- 122 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 122 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 122 L
- fresh food compartment
- 122 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB10HLWH6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRPK6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 | |
| Liebherr URh3600127 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 |
Fridges similar to the Sheffield PLA123
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nce NCE126EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 3 | 133 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF129 series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MERD181FGF30AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF129X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Thermaster DC-122Q same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Living & CO HS-160RNW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRD181FGF01AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Trade Tested 922002 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 122 L | 4 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Sheffield PLA123 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 524 mm
- Height
- 831 mm
- Depth
- 532 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 145 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.581
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 217 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.189
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ZRF0811
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0811
- GEMS registration id
- 151542
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- PLA123
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
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: prolinkasia.com. How the derived figures are calculated.