New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only split system air conditioner, wall hung
Gree GWC18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWC18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/I Heat Pump
Gree GWC18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/O / GWC18ATDXD-K6DNA1C/I is a 5.2 kW cooling only split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC7768).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Annual electricity use
- 275 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $91 / year
- $8 / month · $908 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 5.2 kW cooling
10% more electricity than the median of 20 comparable 5 kW cooling only split system registrations (250 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 25% of them.
Across all 3,612 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 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 275 | $91 | $908 |
| Mixed zone | 435 | $144 | $1,436 |
| Hot zone | 1,258 | $415 | $4,151 |
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 5.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA5 kW cooling202 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA5 kW cooling204 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD/MSY-GW50VFD4.9 kW cooling227 kWh/yr | 4 | $75 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GW50VFD/MSY-GW50VFD24.9 kW cooling227 kWh/yr | 4 | $75 |
Heat pumps similar to the Gree
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba RAS-18E2ACVG-A/RAS-18E2KCVG-A5.3 kW cooling244 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $81 | |
| Daikin RKM50QVMA / FTKM50QVMA5 kW cooling202 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Daikin RKM50Q2VMA / FTKM50Q2VMA5 kW cooling204 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC18YTA-W/SRK18YTA-WF5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Fujitsu AOTH18CNTA/ASTH18CNTA5 kW cooling254 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $84 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50WKR / CS-U50WKR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Panasonic CU-U50*KR / CS-U50*KR5 kW cooling246 kWh/yr | 4 | $81 | |
| Hitachi RAC-DJ50PCAT/RAK-DJ50PCAT5 kW cooling214 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 |
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Gree specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Wall hung
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 5.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.53 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.47
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 3.36
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 5.7 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 61.3 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 66.9 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- 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 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 | – | – | 446 | – |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | – | 275 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 627 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.0 | – | 435 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,557 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.5 | – | 1,258 | – |
Part-load test points (12 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 290 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 500 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 220 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 850 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1398.42 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 380 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2500 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1350 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5600.4 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2500 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7768
- GEMS registration id
- 156538
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 September 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 9
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.