Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 Fridge
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 is a 290 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3040).
- Total capacity
- 290 L
- 290 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.01
- Annual electricity use
- 128 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $41 / year
- $3.41 / month · $410 over 10 years
1% less electricity than the median of 49 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 59% of them.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (247 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 200–299 L fridge without a separate 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.
Husky HUS-295CHE.1 running cost
- Per month
- $3.41
- Per year
- $41
- 5 years
- $205
- 10 years
- $410
128 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
- 290 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 290 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 290 L
- fresh food compartment
- 290 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 290 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr | 7 | $26 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Haier HVF275DC276 L97 kWh/yr | 6 | $31 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr | 6 | $34 |
Fridges similar to the Husky HUS-295CHE.1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-zug CO4T-51140 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 291 L | 5.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF299WE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 299 L | 6 | 105 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr IRBh 5180 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bertazzoni LRD603UBNPVC-AU 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 4.5 | 140 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO4T-51124 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 7743 E 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF301 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 7 | 86 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HVF325DS 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 285 L | 5 | 127 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 290 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Husky HUS-295CHE.1 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,115 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 670 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 128 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 247 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.441
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3040
- GEMS registration id
- 152432
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 February 2028
- 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 of 200 L or more
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: arisit.com. How the derived figures are calculated.