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Bar fridge · 1 door
Hisense HRBC137 Fridge
Hisense HRBC137 is a 137 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3340).
- Total capacity
- 137 L
- 137 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 139 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.71 / month · $445 over 10 years
39% more electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year more than the median, $125 over 10 years.
Uses 46% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (258 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.
Hisense HRBC137 running cost
- Per month
- $3.71
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $222
- 10 years
- $445
139 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
- 137 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 137 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 137 L
- fresh food compartment
- 137 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 137 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 CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBC137
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT119/NF2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 135 L | 2.5 | 152 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Miele K 31222 Ui same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 137 L | 4 | 104 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr SUIK 1510 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 137 L | 4.5 | 94 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Casa CASAFI135* 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 131 L | 3.5 | 124 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Casa CASAFI135W 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 131 L | 3.5 | 124 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euro E170IFBE 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 134 L | 4 | 106 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Euro E134IFUB 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 134 L | 4 | 106 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr SUIKo 1550 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 132 L | 4 | 108 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 137 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRBC137 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 575 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 139 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.012
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 258 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.015
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3340
- GEMS registration id
- 160761
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 May 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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.