Name: Smeg FAB10HLCR5AU
Brand: Smeg
SKU: ARF4194

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 135 L; 135 L fridge
Energy rating: 5; Star rating index 5.06
Annual electricity use: 92 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $30 / year; $2.53 / month · $304 over 10 years

12% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 76% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $43 over 10 years.

Uses 65% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (265 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?

median 10583145

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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.

Smeg FAB10HLCR5AU running cost

Per month: $2.53
Per year: $30
5 years: $152
10 years: $304

92 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: 135 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 135 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 135 L
fresh food compartment: 135 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 135 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	8	52	$17	99% of similar
Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr	137 L	137 / –	7	56	$18	99% of similar
Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	6	77	$25	97% of similar
Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr	142 L	142 / –	6	77	$25	97% of similar
Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr	145 L	145 / –	6	78	$26	95% of similar

Fridges similar to the Smeg FAB10HLCR5AU

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Haier HCF137W 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating	137 L	5	85	$28	2% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Liebherr SUIK 1510 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating	137 L	4.5	94	$31	2% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Artusi AINT119/NF2 same capacity, same door count	135 L	2.5	152	$50	same capacity, same door count
Euro E Series same capacity, same door count	134 L	4	106	$35	same capacity, same door count
Euro E134IFUB same capacity, same door count	134 L	4	106	$35	same capacity, same door count
Haier HCF140W 2% larger, same door count	137 L	7	56	$18	2% larger, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 135 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Smeg models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Smeg FAB10H***6135 L80 kWh/yr	135 L	135 / –	5.5	80	$26	93% of similar
Smeg FAB10HRWH6135 L80 kWh/yr	135 L	135 / –	5.5	80	$26	93% of similar

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Smeg FAB10HLCR5AU specifications

Type: Bar fridge
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 550 mm
Height: 970 mm
Depth: 520 mm
Annual energy (label): 92 kWh
Star rating index: 5.063
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 265 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.681
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF4194

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF4194
GEMS registration id: 182473
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 12 October 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: FAB10H***5AU
Designation: Refrigerator
Product class: Class 1
GEMS group: Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
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. How the derived figures are calculated.