c/kWh
Total capacity
198 L
144 L fridge + 54 L freezer
Energy rating
2.5
Star rating index 2.51
Annual electricity use
293 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$97 / year
$8.06 / month ยท $967 over 10 years

23% more electricity than the median of 15 comparable Under 200 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (238 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $182 over 10 years.

Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (347 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 15 comparable Under 200 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered Under 200 L top-mount fridge 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.

Eurotech ED-RF221SS.2 running cost

Per month
$8.06
Per year
$97
5 years
$483
10 years
$967

293 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
198 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
144 L
Frozen storage volume
54 L
GEMS adjusted volume
240 L
freezer compartment
54 L gross
fresh food compartment
144 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 top-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Chiq CTM202NW5E202 L180 kWh/yr5$59
Panasonic NR-TC221BUSA202 L180 kWh/yr5$59
Chiq CTM200NSS5E202 L180 kWh/yr5$59
Hisense HRTF206205 L196 kWh/yr4.5$65
Hisense HRTF206S205 L196 kWh/yr4.5$65

Fridges similar to the Eurotech ED-RF221SS.2

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Tuscany T-RF221WH
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
198 L2.5293
Tuscany T-RF221WH
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
198 L2.5293
Robinhood RHTMF221
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
198 L2.5293
Robinhood RHTMF221X
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
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Haier HRF220T Series
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
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Haier HRF220TS3
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
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TECO TFF203WNTDM
3% larger, same door count, similar star rating
203 L3272
TECO TFF203SNTDM
3% larger, same door count, similar star rating
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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Eurotech ED-RF221SS.2 specifications

Type
Top-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
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Width
500 mm
Height
1,430 mm
Depth
600 mm
Annual energy (label)
293 kWh
Star rating index
2.505
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
347 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
1.219
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZRF0820
GEMS registration id
152896
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 5
GEMS group
Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-mounted freezer
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
Test standard
AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule
GEMS group 5T (frost-free fridge freezer, top-mounted freezer)

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.