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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/L Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/L is a 157 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2834).
A newer registration of this model exists: ARF2900.
- Total capacity
- 157 L
- 157 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.81
- Annual electricity use
- 68 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $22 / year
- $1.87 / month · $224 over 10 years
32% less electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 86% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year less than the median, $106 over 10 years.
Uses 76% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (290 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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 ICBDEU2450BG running cost
- Per month
- $1.87
- Per year
- $22
- 5 years
- $112
- 10 years
- $224
68 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
- 157 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 157 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 112 L
- cellar compartment
- 157 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 Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilve ILBC142XR 7% smaller, same door count | 146 L | 2 | 141 | 7% smaller, same door count |
| Ilve ILBC142 series 7% smaller, same door count | 146 L | 2 | 141 | 7% smaller, same door count |
| Omega OCB140SB 10% smaller, same door count | 142 L | 2.5 | 126 | 10% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 157 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Sub-Zero models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG Series157 L75 kWh/yr | 5 | $25 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/L157 L75 kWh/yr | 5 | $25 |
Compare ICBDEU2450BG/L with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 610 mm
- Height
- 876 mm
- Depth
- 590 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 68 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.811
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 290 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.606
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Related Sub-Zero model numbers starting with ICBDEU2450BGSERIES
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICBDEU2450BG Series | ARF2900 | 5 | 75 | 24 July 2027 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF2834
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2834
- GEMS registration id
- 146010
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 April 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBDEU2450BG Series
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a cooled appliance by the registrant
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.