Australia · costs in AUD
Bar fridge · 2 doors
Chiq CSH145NW Fridge
Chiq CSH145NW is a 145 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3721).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 145 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.04
- Annual electricity use
- 95 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $30 / year
- $2.53 / month · $304 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 64% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $16 over 10 years.
Uses 63% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (259 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 Under 200 L bar fridge 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.
Chiq CSH145NW running cost
- Per month
- $2.53
- Per year
- $30
- 5 years
- $152
- 10 years
- $304
95 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
- 145 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 145 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 145 L
- fresh food compartment
- 145 L gross, 166 L net
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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH145NW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBID-30R 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 151 L | 4.5 | 99 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A 1% smaller, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGMXA 1% smaller, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/L 5% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 152 L | 5 | 90 | 5% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B3 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142B2 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM143LICFD 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM143LICFC 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH145NW specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 900 mm
- Depth
- 685 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 95 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.039
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 259 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.655
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3721
- GEMS registration id
- 173653
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
- 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.