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Sheffield PLA48L Fridge
Sheffield PLA48L is a 48 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0884).
- Total capacity
- 48 L
- 48 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 90 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $30 / year
- $2.48 / month · $297 over 10 years
14% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 77% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year less than the median, $50 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (200 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 PLA48L running cost
- Per month
- $2.48
- Per year
- $30
- 5 years
- $149
- 10 years
- $297
90 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
- 48 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 48 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 48 L
- fresh food compartment
- 48 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 48 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick HUS-BC46W-RET46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Schmick HUS-BC46B-RET46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Hisense HRBF4645 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Sheffield PLA48L
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konka KS-48R same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 48 L | 3.5 | 90 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Konka KR-50 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 48 L | 3.5 | 90 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euromatic EUR-BF41 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 48 L | 2.5 | 105 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Schmick HUS-BC46B2 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Schmick HUS-BC46W-RET 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 354045 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBF46 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 4 | 80 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Dometic C60SFS CARE 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 49 L | 3.5 | 89 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 48 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Sheffield PLA48L specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 445 mm
- Height
- 501 mm
- Depth
- 470 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 90 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.508
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 200 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.875
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ZRF0884
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0884
- GEMS registration id
- 162817
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- PLA48L
- 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.