Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Hisense HRSBS540SW Fridge
Hisense HRSBS540SW is a 541 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3446).
- Total capacity
- 541 L
- 344 L fridge + 197 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.04
- Annual electricity use
- 415 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $133 / year
- $11.07 / month · $1,328 over 10 years
8% less electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (451 kWh a year). It uses less than 74% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $115 over 10 years.
Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (557 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 500–599 L side-by-side 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 HRSBS540SW running cost
- Per month
- $11.07
- Per year
- $133
- 5 years
- $664
- 10 years
- $1,328
415 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
- 541 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 344 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 197 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 696 L
- fresh food compartment
- 344 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 197 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 541 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $104 | |
| Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $118 | |
| LG GS-B600MBM602 L384 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $123 | |
| Chiq CSS559NWD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $123 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRSBS540SW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAMFSBS548B 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 548 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HSBS691 series 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Teka TSBS584X 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 453 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euromaid ESBS563S 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Teka TSBS584WX 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 453 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HSBS691WH 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Coldstream CSHO-530-B 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RFSSWD560SS.2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 541 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRSBS540SW specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 908 mm
- Height
- 1,736 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 415 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.040
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 557 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.596
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3446
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3446
- GEMS registration id
- 164106
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- HRSBS540Series
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- 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 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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.