Name: Kogan KAH246LCHFA
Brand: Kogan
SKU: ARF3786

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 246 L; 246 L freezer
Energy rating: 3; Star rating index 3.06
Annual electricity use: 279 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $92 / year; $7.67 / month · $921 over 10 years

24% more electricity than the median of 50 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (225 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $178 over 10 years.

Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (374 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?

median 225170255

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 50 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 150–249 L chest 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.

Kogan KAH246LCHFA running cost

Per month: $7.67
Per year: $92
5 years: $460
10 years: $921

279 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: 246 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 246 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 439 L
freezer compartment: 246 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 chest freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 246 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Chiq CCF254WE254 L192 kWh/yr	254 L	– / 254	5	192	$63	87% of similar
Heller HCFH250243 L216 kWh/yr	243 L	– / 243	4	216	$71	54% of similar
Mykin MCF233FFW233 L225 kWh/yr	233 L	– / 233	4	225	$74	48% of similar
Solt GGSCF233FF233 L225 kWh/yr	233 L	– / 233	4	225	$74	48% of similar
Aucma BD-275FA275 L243 kWh/yr	275 L	– / 275	4	243	$80	68% of similar

Freezers similar to the Kogan KAH246LCHFA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Parmco CF246W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	246 L	3	279	$92	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Eurotech ED-CF251WH.2 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	246 L	3	279	$92	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Konic KNF-243W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	246 L	3	279	$92	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Heller HCFH250 1% smaller, same door count	243 L	4	216	$71	1% smaller, same door count
Chiq CCF254WE 3% larger, same door count	254 L	5	192	$63	3% larger, same door count
Solt GGSCF233FF 5% smaller, same door count	233 L	4	225	$74	5% smaller, same door count
Mykin MCF233FFW 5% smaller, same door count	233 L	4	225	$74	5% smaller, same door count
Aucma BD-275FA 12% larger, same door count	275 L	4	243	$80	12% larger, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 246 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Kogan KAH246LCHFA specifications

Type: Chest freezer
Configuration: Chest
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 279 kWh
Star rating index: 3.060
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 374 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.635
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ARF3786

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3786
GEMS registration id: 175609
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 22 December 2030
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: KAH246LCHF*
Designation: Freezer
Product class: Class 8
GEMS group: Group 6C: chest freezer
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, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)

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.