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Chest freezer · 1 door
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 Freezer
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 is a 290 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2800).
- Total capacity
- 290 L
- 290 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 305 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $98 / year
- $8.13 / month · $976 over 10 years
12% more electricity than the median of 22 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (273 kWh a year). It uses less than 18% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $104 over 10 years.
Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (409 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 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.
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 running cost
- Per month
- $8.13
- Per year
- $98
- 5 years
- $488
- 10 years
- $976
305 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
- 290 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 290 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 518 L
- freezer compartment
- 290 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 290 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Haier HCF300W300 L189 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L208 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Chiq CCF298BE299 L208 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 |
Freezers similar to the Husky HUS-295CHE.1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakita CQ0551 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 290 L | 3.5 | 265 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Yokohama YOKBF288W 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HCFH300 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 291 L | 4.5 | 223 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WCM3000WE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF297 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RCFA303WH 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 303 L | 3 | 310 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Akai AK-287-CF 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Akai AK-287-CF 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 290 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Husky HUS-295CHE.1 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,115 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 670 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 305 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.014
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 409 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.589
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2800
- GEMS registration id
- 144347
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 February 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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: arisit.com. How the derived figures are calculated.