c/kWh
Total capacity
417 L
302 L fridge + 115 L freezer
Energy rating
7
Star rating index 7.01
Annual electricity use
187 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$60 / year
$4.99 / month Β· $598 over 10 years

39% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (307 kWh a year). It uses less than 96% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $38 a year less than the median, $384 over 10 years.

Uses 64% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (522 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh Γ— 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge 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.

Hisense HRBM418D running cost

Per month
$4.99
Per year
$60
5 years
$299
10 years
$598

187 kWh Γ— 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
417 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
302 L
Frozen storage volume
115 L
GEMS adjusted volume
507 L
fresh food compartment
302 L gross
freezer compartment
115 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 417 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense HRBM418E417 L153 kWh/yr8$49
Haier HRF420BEC433 L155 kWh/yr8$50

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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 417 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Hisense HRBM418D specifications

Type
Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
–
Width
704 mm
Height
1,720 mm
Depth
694 mm
Annual energy (label)
187 kWh
Star rating index
7.008
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
522 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.369
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ARF2832
GEMS registration id
145678
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
31 March 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 6
GEMS group
Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
Test standard
AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule
GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors

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.