Australia · costs in AUD
Bar fridge · 1 door
Hisense HRCF146 Fridge
Hisense HRCF146 is a 145 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3415).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 145 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.03
- Annual electricity use
- 78 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $25 / year
- $2.08 / month · $250 over 10 years
22% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 95% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $70 over 10 years.
Uses 64% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (215 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 HRCF146 running cost
- Per month
- $2.08
- Per year
- $25
- 5 years
- $125
- 10 years
- $250
78 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
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 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCF146
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esatto ECF143B3 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142B2 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Seiki SC-150AU8CH 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGMOA 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto ICF142W2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Anko ACF142W2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRCF146 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 625 mm
- Height
- 854 mm
- Depth
- 559 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 78 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 215 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.538
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3415
- GEMS registration id
- 164007
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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.