Australia · costs in AUD
Chest freezer · 1 door
Polar Refrigeration GP898-A Freezer
Polar Refrigeration GP898-A is a 581 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3506).
- Total capacity
- 581 L
- 581 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.44
- Annual electricity use
- 330 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $106 / year
- $8.80 / month · $1,056 over 10 years
15% less electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (390 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $19 a year less than the median, $192 over 10 years.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (636 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 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.
Polar Refrigeration GP898-A running cost
- Per month
- $8.80
- Per year
- $106
- 5 years
- $528
- 10 years
- $1,056
330 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
- 581 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 581 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,037 L
- freezer compartment
- 581 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.
Freezers similar to the Polar Refrigeration GP898-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromic CF0600D-NR 8% smaller, same door count | 533 L | 2 | 465 | 8% smaller, same door count |
| Bromic 3736223 8% smaller, same door count | 533 L | 2 | 465 | 8% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 581 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 GH339-A581 L350 kWh/yr | 4 | $112 |
Compare GP898-A with another freezer
Polar Refrigeration GP898-A specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 2,035 mm
- Height
- 960 mm
- Depth
- 800 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 330 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.442
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 636 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.318
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3506
- GEMS registration id
- 166388
- 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.