Name: Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG Series
Brand: Sub-Zero
SKU: ARF2900

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 157 L; 157 L fridge
Energy rating: 5; Star rating index 5.32
Annual electricity use: 75 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $25 / year; $2.06 / month · $248 over 10 years

25% 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 77% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $83 over 10 years.

Uses 74% 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?

median 10067143

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 Series running cost

Per month: $2.06
Per year: $25
5 years: $124
10 years: $248

75 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.

Similar wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 157 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/R157 L68 kWh/yr	157 L	157 / –	5.5	68	$22	86% of similar
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/L157 L68 kWh/yr	157 L	157 / –	5.5	68	$22	86% of similar

Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG Series

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Ilve ILBC142 series 7% smaller, same door count	146 L	2	141	$47	7% smaller, same door count
Ilve ILBC142XR 7% smaller, same door count	146 L	2	141	$47	7% smaller, same door count
Omega OCB140SB 10% smaller, same door count	142 L	2.5	126	$42	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	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG/L157 L68 kWh/yr	157 L	157 / –	5.5	68	$22	86% of similar
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG Series157 L68 kWh/yr	157 L	157 / –	5.5	68	$22	86% of similar

Compare ICBDEU2450BG Series with another fridge

Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450BG Series 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): 75 kWh
Star rating index: 5.317
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 290 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.669
Country of manufacture: United States of America

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	Capacity	Registration expires
ICBDEU2450BG Series	ARF2834	5.5	68	157 L	4 April 2027

Other model numbers on registration ARF2900

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF2900
GEMS registration id: 148603
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 24 July 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.