New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only window / wall air conditioner
Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B Heat Pump
Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B is a 3.9 kW cooling only window / wall heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8636).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 327 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $9 / month · $1,079 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.9 kW cooling
19% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only window / wall registrations (275 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 97% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 327 | $108 | $1,079 |
| Mixed zone | 494 | $163 | $1,630 |
| Hot zone | 1,465 | $483 | $4,835 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 3.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASVWAC35YD3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YA3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| TECO TVS35CV***BH3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| TECO TVS35CVBH3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| Gree GJC12AF-K6DRNG1A3.5 kW cooling249 kWh/yr | 2 | $82 |
Heat pumps similar to the Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvinator WH39C3.9 kW cooling327 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $108 | |
| Kelvinator KWH39CRF3.9 kW cooling327 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $108 | |
| TECO TWW40CFWDG3.9 kW cooling327 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $108 | |
| Westinghouse WWH39CWA3.9 kW cooling327 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $108 | |
| Westinghouse WWH39CWC3.9 kW cooling301 kWh/yr | 2 | $99 | |
| TECO TVS35CVBH3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YA3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 | |
| Kogan KASVWAC35YC3.5 kW cooling240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 |
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Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.90 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.18 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.33
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.29
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.8 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 59 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 69.8 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Gree GJC12AG-K6NRNR1B zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 759 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 327 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 934 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 494 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,020 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 1.5 | – | 1,465 | – |
Part-load test points (3 values)
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1100 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 4300 W
Other model numbers on registration AAC8636
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8636
- GEMS registration id
- 167587
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 March 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- GJC12AG-K6NRNR1A
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 5
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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.