Name: Smeg FAB28RDPCW6
Brand: Smeg
SKU: ARF3643

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 270 L; 244 L fridge + 26 L freezer
Energy rating: 6; Star rating index 6.24
Annual electricity use: 151 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $50 / year; $4.15 / month · $498 over 10 years

40% less electricity than the median of 9 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (250 kWh a year). It uses less than 89% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $33 a year less than the median, $327 over 10 years.

Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (337 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 250195286

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 9 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.

Smeg FAB28RDPCW6 running cost

Per month: $4.15
Per year: $50
5 years: $249
10 years: $498

151 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: 270 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 244 L
Frozen storage volume: 26 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 290 L
freezer compartment: 26 L gross
fresh food compartment: 244 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.

Fridges similar to the Smeg FAB28RDPCW6

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Ikea LAGAN L 10571297 5% smaller	257 L	4	250	$83	5% smaller
Vogue 352301 11% larger	300 L	4	279	$92	11% larger

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 270 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 FAB28RDGC5AU270 L206 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	4.5	206	$68	78% of similar
Smeg FAB28RDGME5270 L206 kWh/yr	270 L	244 / 26	4.5	206	$68	78% of similar

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Smeg FAB28RDPCW6 specifications

Type: Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 151 kWh
Star rating index: 6.237
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 337 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.520
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3643

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3643
GEMS registration id: 171093
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 17 July 2030
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: FAB28***6
Designation: Refrigerator/freezer
Product class: Class 4
GEMS group: Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
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 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)

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.