c/kWh
Total capacity
169 L
169 L freezer
Energy rating
4
Star rating index 4.02
Annual electricity use
194 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$64 / year
$5.34 / month ยท $640 over 10 years

18% less electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150โ€“249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 94% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $14 a year less than the median, $139 over 10 years.

Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (343 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh ร— 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 69 comparable 150โ€“249 L upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 150โ€“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.

Haier HVF170VW running cost

Per month
$5.34
Per year
$64
5 years
$320
10 years
$640

194 kWh ร— 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
169 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
โ€“
Frozen storage volume
169 L
GEMS adjusted volume
302 L
freezer compartment
169 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.

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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 169 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Haier HVF170VW specifications

Type
Upright freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
1
Defrost
โ€“
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
545 mm
Height
1,380 mm
Depth
562 mm
Annual energy (label)
194 kWh
Star rating index
4.019
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
343 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.643
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF3581
GEMS registration id
169568
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 May 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Designation
Freezer
Product class
Class 9
GEMS group
Group 6U: vertical freezer, 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 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. How the derived figures are calculated.