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Upright freezer · 1 door
TCL P204SDN Freezer
TCL P204SDN is a 204 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3175).
- Total capacity
- 204 L
- 204 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 258 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $85 / year
- $7.10 / month · $851 over 10 years
9% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 19% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year more than the median, $73 over 10 years.
Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (441 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.
TCL P204SDN running cost
- Per month
- $7.10
- Per year
- $85
- 5 years
- $426
- 10 years
- $851
258 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
- 204 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 204 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 364 L
- freezer compartment
- 204 L gross, 200 L net
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 204 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
Freezers similar to the TCL P204SDN
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood RHVF204W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHVF204WX same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euro EVF204SL same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU204A same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euro EF204VFSS same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU204B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 204 L | 3 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IIUF200 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3 | 255 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Ilve ILFRZ217I/2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3 | 255 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 204 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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TCL P204SDN specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,700 mm
- Depth
- 600 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 258 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 441 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.708
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3175
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3175
- GEMS registration id
- 155846
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- P204SD*
- 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
- 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. Manufacturer: homa.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.