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Bar fridge · 1 door
TECO TBF121SMVBH Fridge
TECO TBF121SMVBH is a 121 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4003).
- Total capacity
- 121 L
- 121 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.54
- Annual electricity use
- 98 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $2.70 / month · $323 over 10 years
7% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 62% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $23 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (216 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.
TECO TBF121SMVBH running cost
- Per month
- $2.70
- Per year
- $32
- 5 years
- $162
- 10 years
- $323
98 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
- 121 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 121 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 121 L
- fresh food compartment
- 121 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 121 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB10HRRD6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HLCR6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 | |
| Liebherr URh3600127 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 |
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF121SMVBH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood RHBFD121X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH121LBRFC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH121LBRFB same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744116 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744125 Family same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 121 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TECO models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TAF121BMAH121 L109 kWh/yr | 4 | $36 | |
| TECO TAF121*MAH121 L109 kWh/yr | 4 | $36 |
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TECO TBF121SMVBH specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 500 mm
- Height
- 840 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 98 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.540
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 216 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.810
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4003
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4003
- GEMS registration id
- 180145
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 24 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TBF121*MVBH
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- 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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.