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Trade Tested 916404 Freezer

Trade Tested 916404 is a 93 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0787).

c/kWh
Total capacity
93 L
93 L freezer
Energy rating
4
Star rating index 4.08
Annual electricity use
150 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$4.13 / month · $495 over 10 years

17% less electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 89% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year less than the median, $101 over 10 years.

Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (255 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?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below 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.

Trade Tested 916404 running cost

Per month
$4.13
Per year
$50
5 years
$248
10 years
$495

150 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
93 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
–
Frozen storage volume
93 L
GEMS adjusted volume
166 L
freezer compartment
93 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 93 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Trade Tested 916404 specifications

Type
Chest freezer
Configuration
Chest
Doors
1
Defrost
–
Ice maker
–
Width
574 mm
Height
845 mm
Depth
564 mm
Annual energy (label)
150 kWh
Star rating index
4.078
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
255 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.903
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZRF0787
GEMS registration id
148185
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
–
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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.