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Bar fridge · 1 door
TECO TBF74_MDBW Fridge
TECO TBF74_MDBW is a 74 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2838).
- Total capacity
- 74 L
- 74 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.52
- Annual electricity use
- 124 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $41 / year
- $3.41 / month · $409 over 10 years
18% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 26% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $6 a year more than the median, $63 over 10 years.
Uses 37% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (198 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 TBF74_MDBW running cost
- Per month
- $3.41
- Per year
- $41
- 5 years
- $205
- 10 years
- $409
124 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
- 74 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 74 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 74 L
- fresh food compartment
- 74 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 74 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick HUS-BC70B-RET70 L90 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| TECO TBF75*MVBH75 L92 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| TECO TBF75WMVBH75 L92 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| Heller HBF6967 L109 kWh/yr | 3 | $36 | |
| Heller HBF69 series67 L109 kWh/yr | 3 | $36 |
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF74_MDBW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAH75BARFRD 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Konic KNR-75W 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD78 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 74407802 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD78X 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 74407802 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH75BARFR* 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 74 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TECO models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF75WMVBH75 L92 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 |
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TECO TBF74_MDBW specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 485 mm
- Height
- 705 mm
- Depth
- 450 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 124 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.518
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 198 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.676
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2838
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2838
- GEMS registration id
- 144229
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 April 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TBF74_MDBW
- 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.