Name: Fhiaba *S8990FZ*A
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3138

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 570 L; 570 L freezer
Energy rating: 2; Star rating index 2.34
Annual electricity use: 496 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $159 / year; $13.23 / month · $1,587 over 10 years

12% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 500 L and above upright freezer registrations (445 kWh a year). It uses less than 25% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $165 over 10 years.

Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (700 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 445391498

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 8 comparable 500 L and above upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500 L and above upright 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.

Fhiaba S8990FZA running cost

Per month: $13.23
Per year: $159
5 years: $794
10 years: $1,587

496 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: 570 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 570 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 1,018 L
freezer compartment: 570 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 upright freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 570 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba XS900FZ6A570 L391 kWh/yr	570 L	– / 570	3.5	391	$125	75% of similar
Fhiaba XS900FZ3A570 L391 kWh/yr	570 L	– / 570	3.5	391	$125	75% of similar

Freezers similar to the Fhiaba S8990FZA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Yokohama YOKFF510W 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	510 L	2	498	$159	11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Hoover HV-RUF510 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	510 L	2	498	$159	11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 570 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba XS900FZ*IA570 L391 kWh/yr	570 L	– / 570	3.5	391	$125	75% of similar
Fhiaba XS900FZ3A570 L391 kWh/yr	570 L	– / 570	3.5	391	$125	75% of similar

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Fhiaba S8990FZA specifications

Type: Upright freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 496 kWh
Star rating index: 2.336
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 700 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.487
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3138

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3138
GEMS registration id: 154988
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 June 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S8990FZ*A
Designation: Freezer
Product class: Class 10
GEMS group: Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.