Name: Akai AK-287-CF
Brand: Akai
SKU: ARF2891

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 287 L; 287 L freezer
Energy rating: 3; Star rating index 3.02
Annual electricity use: 303 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $97 / year; $8.08 / month · $970 over 10 years

11% more electricity than the median of 22 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (273 kWh a year). It uses less than 23% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $98 over 10 years.

Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (406 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 273189329

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 22 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 250–349 L chest freezer sold in Australia, 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.

Akai AK-287-CF running cost

Per month: $8.08
Per year: $97
5 years: $485
10 years: $970

303 kWh × 32c/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: 287 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 287 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 512 L
freezer compartment: 287 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 chest freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 287 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Hisense HRCF301300 L187 kWh/yr	300 L	– / 300	5.5	187	$60	91% of similar
Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L187 kWh/yr	300 L	– / 300	5.5	187	$60	91% of similar
Haier HCF300W300 L189 kWh/yr	300 L	– / 300	5.5	189	$60	86% of similar
Chiq CCF254WE254 L192 kWh/yr	254 L	– / 254	5	192	$61	82% of similar
Chiq CCF29***299 L208 kWh/yr	299 L	– / 299	5	208	$67	77% of similar

Freezers similar to the Akai AK-287-CF

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Yokohama YOKBF288W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	287 L	3	303	$97	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Hoover HV-RCF287 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	287 L	3	303	$97	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating	290 L	3	305	$98	1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Nakita CQ0551 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating	290 L	3.5	265	$85	1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Nisbets Essentials DA536-A 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	282 L	2.5	331	$106	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Heller HCFH300 1% larger, same door count	291 L	4.5	223	$71	1% larger, same door count
Hisense HRCF297 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating	300 L	3.5	275	$88	5% larger, same door count, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 287 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Akai models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Akai AK-287-CF287 L303 kWh/yr	287 L	– / 287	3	303	$97	23% of similar

Compare AK-287-CF with another freezer

Akai AK-287-CF specifications

Type: Chest freezer
Configuration: Chest
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 303 kWh
Star rating index: 3.021
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 406 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.591
Country of manufacture: China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
AK-287-CF	ARF2972	3	303	287 L	23 November 2027

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF2891
GEMS registration id: 148161
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 21 July 2027
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: –
Designation: Freezer
Product class: Class 8
GEMS group: Group 6C: chest freezer
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 freezer, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.