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Bar fridge · 1 door
TECO TBF75*MVBH Fridge
TECO TBF75*MVBH is a 75 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4002).
- Total capacity
- 75 L
- 75 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.04
- Annual electricity use
- 92 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $30 / year
- $2.53 / month · $304 over 10 years
12% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 76% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $43 over 10 years.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (210 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 TBF75*MVBH running cost
- Per month
- $2.53
- Per year
- $30
- 5 years
- $152
- 10 years
- $304
92 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
- 75 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 75 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 75 L
- fresh food compartment
- 75 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.
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF75*MVBH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konic KNR-75W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH75BARFR* same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RHBFD78X same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RHBFD78 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Nero 74407802 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH75BARFRA same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Nero 74407802 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 75 L | 2.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 75 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TECO models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF75*MAH75 L124 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $41 |
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TECO TBF75*MVBH specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 700 mm
- Depth
- 450 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 92 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.043
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 210 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.227
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4002
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4002
- GEMS registration id
- 180352
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TBF75*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.