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Bar fridge · 1 door
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/R Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/R is a 152 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2904).
- Total capacity
- 152 L
- 152 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.18
- Annual electricity use
- 94 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.59 / month · $310 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 71% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $36 over 10 years.
Uses 69% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (301 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 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.
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R running cost
- Per month
- $2.59
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $155
- 10 years
- $310
94 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
- 152 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 152 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 152 L
- fresh food compartment
- 152 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 152 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF142WE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBC140 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 153 L | 2.5 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto ICF142B2 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B3 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Seiki SC-150AU8CH 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 5 | 94 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142W2 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 5 | 94 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 152 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 ICBDEU2450R/L152 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/R152 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 |
Compare ICBDEU2450R/R with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 610 mm
- Height
- 876 mm
- Depth
- 590 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 94 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.184
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 301 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.618
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Related Sub-Zero model numbers starting with ICBDEU2450RSERIES
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICBDEU2450R Series | ARF2835 | 5 | 90 | 5 April 2027 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF2904
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2904
- GEMS registration id
- 148604
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 August 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBDEU2450R Series
- 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
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- 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. Manufacturer: subzero.com. How the derived figures are calculated.