Name: Kogan KAM688CHWZD
Brand: Kogan
SKU: ARF3976

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 688 L; 688 L freezer
Energy rating: 3; Star rating index 3.02
Annual electricity use: 480 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $154 / year; $12.80 / month · $1,536 over 10 years

23% more electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (390 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $29 a year more than the median, $288 over 10 years.

Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (720 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 390272502

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 27 comparable 500 L and above chest 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 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.

Kogan KAM688CHWZD running cost

Per month: $12.80
Per year: $154
5 years: $768
10 years: $1,536

480 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: 688 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 688 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 1,229 L
freezer compartment: 688 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 688 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Haier HCF720W692 L325 kWh/yr	692 L	– / 692	5	325	$104	70% of similar
Westinghouse WCE7000WA702 L327 kWh/yr	702 L	– / 702	5	327	$105	67% of similar
Chiq CCF700WE700 L361 kWh/yr	700 L	– / 700	4.5	361	$116	52% of similar
Chiq CCF series700 L361 kWh/yr	700 L	– / 700	4.5	361	$116	52% of similar
Haier HCF719W2705 L390 kWh/yr	705 L	– / 705	4	390	$125	48% of similar

Freezers similar to the Kogan KAM688CHWZD

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Hisense HRCF702 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating	702 L	2.5	536	$172	2% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Westinghouse WCM7000WE 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating	702 L	2.5	536	$172	2% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Haier HCF720W same capacity, same door count	692 L	5	325	$104	same capacity, same door count
Chiq CCF series 2% larger, same door count	700 L	4.5	361	$116	2% larger, same door count
Chiq CCF700WE 2% larger, same door count	700 L	4.5	361	$116	2% larger, same door count
Hoover HV-RCF688D same capacity, similar star rating	688 L	3	480	$154	same capacity, similar star rating
TCL F708CFW same capacity, similar star rating	688 L	3	480	$154	same capacity, similar star rating
Euromaid ECFR688W same capacity, similar star rating	688 L	3	480	$154	same capacity, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 688 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Kogan KAM688CHWZD specifications

Type: Chest freezer
Configuration: Chest
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 480 kWh
Star rating index: 3.025
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 720 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.391
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ARF3976

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

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3976
GEMS registration id: 180085
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 9 June 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: KAM688CHWZ*
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.