c/kWh
Total capacity
98 L
98 L freezer
Energy rating
3
Star rating index 3.07
Annual electricity use
187 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$62 / year
$5.14 / month ยท $617 over 10 years

4% more electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 45% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year more than the median, $21 over 10 years.

Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (259 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 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 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.

Robinhood RHCF100 running cost

Per month
$5.14
Per year
$62
5 years
$309
10 years
$617

187 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
98 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
โ€“
Frozen storage volume
98 L
GEMS adjusted volume
175 L
freezer compartment
98 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 98 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Trade Tested 91640493 L150 kWh/yr4$50
Heller HCFH10099 L152 kWh/yr4$50
Midea MDRC154FZE01APE99 L155 kWh/yr4$51
Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L155 kWh/yr4$51
Kogan KAM99LCHFZA99 L155 kWh/yr4$51

Freezers similar to the Robinhood RHCF100

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Mistral MCFH98W-F
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Imprasio IMCF100
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Mistral MCFH98-F, MCFH98, MCFH98W, MCFH98W-F
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Iceland 351101
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Midea MERC151FZFO1AP
1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
99 L2.5210
Germanica GCF95LAU
1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
99 L2.5210
Haier HCF97W
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
97 L3.5170

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 98 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Robinhood models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Robinhood RHCF9898 L208 kWh/yr2.5$69

Compare RHCF100 with another freezer

Robinhood RHCF100 specifications

Type
Chest freezer
Configuration
Chest
Doors
1
Defrost
โ€“
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
545 mm
Height
845 mm
Depth
545 mm
Annual energy (label)
187 kWh
Star rating index
3.068
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
259 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
1.069
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZRF0880
GEMS registration id
162636
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Designation
Freezer
Product class
Class 8
GEMS group
Group 6C: chest freezer
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
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.