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Side-by-side fridge freezer ยท 6 doors
Sub-Zero ICBPRO4850G Fridge
Sub-Zero ICBPRO4850G is a 865 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4112).
- Total capacity
- 865 L
- 531 L fridge + 334 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.47
- Annual electricity use
- 631 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $208 / year
- $17.35 / month ยท $2,082 over 10 years
25% more electricity than the median of 6 comparable 700 L and above side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (503 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $42 a year more than the median, $422 over 10 years.
Uses 21% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (800 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 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 ICBPRO4850G running cost
- Per month
- $17.35
- Per year
- $208
- 5 years
- $1,041
- 10 years
- $2,082
631 kWh ร 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
- 865 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 531 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 334 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,127 L
- fresh food compartment
- 341 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 190 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 334 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 865 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID Series816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850SID/O816 L481 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $159 |
Fridges similar to the Sub-Zero ICBPRO4850G
No comparable registrations of the same type and size.
Other Sub-Zero models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S/S/T825 L502 kWh/yr | 4 | $166 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL4850S Series825 L502 kWh/yr | 4 | $166 |
Compare ICBPRO4850G with another fridge
Sub-Zero ICBPRO4850G specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 6
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 1,219 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 631 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.473
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 800 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.560
- Country of manufacture
- United States of America
Other model numbers on registration ARF4112
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4112
- GEMS registration id
- 181312
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ICBPRO4850*
- 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.