Australia · costs in AUD
Chest freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCE2000WA Freezer
Westinghouse WCE2000WA is a 198 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4049).
- Total capacity
- 198 L
- 198 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.02
- Annual electricity use
- 140 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $45 / year
- $3.73 / month · $448 over 10 years
33% less electricity than the median of 40 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (208 kWh a year). It uses less than 95% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $22 a year less than the median, $218 over 10 years.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (337 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 150–249 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.
Westinghouse WCE2000WA running cost
- Per month
- $3.73
- Per year
- $45
- 5 years
- $224
- 10 years
- $448
140 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
- 198 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 198 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 354 L
- freezer compartment
- 198 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 198 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L134 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 |
Freezers similar to the Westinghouse WCE2000WA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 197 L | 6 | 134 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF19*** same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF199WE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF201 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 200 L | 5.5 | 156 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM198LICF* same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count |
| TECO TCF198WMVJH same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 5 | 171 | same capacity, same door count |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare WCE2000WA with another freezer
Westinghouse WCE2000WA specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 140 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.023
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 337 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.396
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4049
- GEMS registration id
- 180856
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 July 2031
- 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. How the derived figures are calculated.