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Upright freezer · 1 door
Bertazzoni FRZ603UBNPTC-AU Freezer
Bertazzoni FRZ603UBNPTC-AU is a 197 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3362).
- Total capacity
- 197 L
- 197 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 208 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $69 / year
- $5.72 / month · $686 over 10 years
12% less electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 77% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $92 over 10 years.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (476 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 150–249 L upright freezer sold in New Zealand, 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.
Bertazzoni FRZ603UBNPTC-AU running cost
- Per month
- $5.72
- Per year
- $69
- 5 years
- $343
- 10 years
- $686
208 kWh × 33c/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
- 197 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 197 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 351 L
- 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 197 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 |
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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 197 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Bertazzoni FRZ603UBNPTC-AU specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,770 mm
- Depth
- 545 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 208 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 476 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.592
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3362
- GEMS registration id
- 155869
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 June 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: vestelinternational.com. How the derived figures are calculated.