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Chest freezer · 1 door
Germanica GCF145LAU Freezer
Germanica GCF145LAU is a 142 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3157).
- Total capacity
- 142 L
- 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.50
- Annual electricity use
- 243 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $78 / year
- $6.48 / month · $778 over 10 years
43% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (170 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $23 a year more than the median, $234 over 10 years.
Uses 17% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (293 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?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 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.
Germanica GCF145LAU running cost
- Per month
- $6.48
- Per year
- $78
- 5 years
- $389
- 10 years
- $778
243 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
- 142 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 254 L
- freezer compartment
- 142 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 142 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L121 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 |
Freezers similar to the Germanica GCF145LAU
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 220 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Anko ACF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF142WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5.5 | 134 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF14*** same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5.5 | 134 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TCL F155CFW same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TCF142WMIH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Germanica GCF145LAU specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 632 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 243 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.504
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 293 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.958
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3157
- GEMS registration id
- 154787
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 July 2028
- 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. Manufacturer: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.