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Chest freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCE3000WA Freezer
Westinghouse WCE3000WA is a 300 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4053).
- Total capacity
- 300 L
- 300 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.56
- Annual electricity use
- 187 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $60 / year
- $4.99 / month · $598 over 10 years
31% less electricity than the median of 22 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (273 kWh a year). It uses less than 91% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $27 a year less than the median, $274 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (417 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.
Westinghouse WCE3000WA running cost
- Per month
- $4.99
- Per year
- $60
- 5 years
- $299
- 10 years
- $598
187 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
- 300 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 300 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 536 L
- freezer compartment
- 300 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 Westinghouse WCE3000WA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF301 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 187 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF299WE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 299 L | 5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF298BE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 299 L | 5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF301W same capacity, same door count | 300 L | 4 | 252 | same capacity, same door count |
| Hisense HRCF297 same capacity, same door count | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | same capacity, same door count |
| Robinhood RCFA303WH 1% larger, same door count | 303 L | 3 | 310 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 300 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Westinghouse models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCM3000WE300 L275 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $88 |
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Westinghouse WCE3000WA specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 187 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.564
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 417 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.349
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4053
- GEMS registration id
- 180861
- 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.