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Chest freezer · 1 door
Polar Refrigeration GP897-A Freezer
Polar Refrigeration GP897-A is a 378 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3505).
- Total capacity
- 378 L
- 378 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.49
- Annual electricity use
- 260 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $83 / year
- $6.93 / month · $832 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (312 kWh a year). It uses less than 86% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $16 a year less than the median, $165 over 10 years.
Uses 46% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (478 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 350–499 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.
Polar Refrigeration GP897-A running cost
- Per month
- $6.93
- Per year
- $83
- 5 years
- $416
- 10 years
- $832
260 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
- 378 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 378 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 675 L
- freezer compartment
- 378 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 378 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L224 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $72 |
Freezers similar to the Polar Refrigeration GP897-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF384W2 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZ* 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZA 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bromic CF0400D-NR 1% smaller, same door count | 373 L | 3 | 335 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Bromic UED460D/S 1% smaller, same door count | 373 L | 3 | 335 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Robinhood RCFA395WH 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 395 L | 3.5 | 323 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 378 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Polar Refrigeration models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A378 L280 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 |
Compare GP897-A with another freezer
Polar Refrigeration GP897-A specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,435 mm
- Height
- 960 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 260 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.492
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 478 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.385
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3505
- GEMS registration id
- 166368
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 January 2030
- 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: nisbets.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.