c/kWh
Total capacity
300 L
300 L fridge
Energy rating
7
Star rating index 7.33
Annual electricity use
82 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$27 / year
$2.26 / month ยท $271 over 10 years

47% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300โ€“399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 98% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $24 a year less than the median, $236 over 10 years.

Uses 67% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (249 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 52 comparable 300โ€“399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 300โ€“399 L fridge without a separate 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.

Haier HCF300W running cost

Per month
$2.26
Per year
$27
5 years
$135
10 years
$271

82 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
300 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
300 L
Frozen storage volume
โ€“
GEMS adjusted volume
300 L
fresh food compartment
300 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.

Fridges similar to the Haier HCF300W

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Hisense HRCF301
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
300 L786
Chiq CCF299WE
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
299 L6105
Westinghouse WCE3000WA
same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
300 L787
Husky HUS-295CHE.1
3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
290 L5128
Midea MERC405FZF01APE
3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
290 L5128
Liebherr IRBPh 5170
1% smaller, same door count
297 L5121
Miele KS 7793 D
1% smaller, same door count
296 L5.5110

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 300 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Haier models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Haier HCF301W300 L117 kWh/yr5.5$39

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Haier HCF300W specifications

Type
Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration
Chest
Doors
1
Defrost
โ€“
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
1,110 mm
Height
845 mm
Depth
620 mm
Annual energy (label)
82 kWh
Star rating index
7.333
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
249 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.273
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF3644
GEMS registration id
170212
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 July 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Designation
Refrigerator
Product class
Class 2
GEMS group
Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more

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.