New Zealand · costs in NZD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S/O Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S/O is a 825 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3014).
- Total capacity
- 825 L
- 531 L fridge + 294 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.39
- Annual electricity use
- 502 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $166 / year
- $13.81 / month · $1,657 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 6 comparable 700 L and above side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (503 kWh a year). It uses less than 50% of them.
Uses 35% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (776 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 700 L and above 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.
Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S running cost
- Per month
- $13.81
- Per year
- $166
- 5 years
- $828
- 10 years
- $1,657
502 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
- 825 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 531 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 294 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,056 L
- freezer compartment
- 294 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 531 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 825 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID/S/P816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID/O816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S
No comparable registrations of the same type and size.
Other Sub-Zero models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID/S/P816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID/O816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 |
Compare ICBCL4850S/O with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 1,219 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 502 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.394
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 776 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.475
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Other model numbers on registration ARF3014
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3014
- GEMS registration id
- 152044
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 January 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBCL4850S Series
- 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
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- 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: subzero.com. How the derived figures are calculated.