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Upright freezer · 1 door
Omega OBFZ91X Freezer
Omega OBFZ91X is a 91 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3129).
- Total capacity
- 91 L
- 91 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.53
- Annual electricity use
- 166 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $55 / year
- $4.57 / month · $548 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 49% of them.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (294 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 Under 150 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.
Omega OBFZ91X running cost
- Per month
- $4.57
- Per year
- $55
- 5 years
- $274
- 10 years
- $548
166 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
- 91 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 91 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 162 L
- freezer compartment
- 91 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 91 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HVF90VW90 L123 kWh/yr | 5 | $41 | |
| Schmick MSF9090 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Throne MSF90 THRONE90 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD86 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Liebherr SUIG 151495 L139 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $46 |
Freezers similar to the Omega OBFZ91X
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller H91F same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF91BMAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH91LURFZ* same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH91LURFZA same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Vogue 354096 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 4 | 151 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF91VW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF91SMAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF88B 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 91 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Omega OBFZ91X specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 580 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 166 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.526
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 294 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.022
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3129
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3129
- GEMS registration id
- 154744
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- OBFZ91BX
- 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.