c/kWh
Total capacity
692 L
692 L fridge
Energy rating
5
Star rating index 5.01
Annual electricity use
197 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$65 / year
$5.42 / month ยท $650 over 10 years

10% less electricity than the median of 8 comparable 600โ€“699 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (220 kWh a year). It uses less than 75% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $74 over 10 years.

Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (337 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 8 comparable 600โ€“699 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 600โ€“699 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 HCF720W running cost

Per month
$5.42
Per year
$65
5 years
$325
10 years
$650

197 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
692 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
692 L
Frozen storage volume
โ€“
GEMS adjusted volume
692 L
fresh food compartment
692 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 692 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Westinghouse WCE7000WA702 L163 kWh/yr6$54

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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 692 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Haier HCF720W specifications

Type
Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration
Chest
Doors
1
Defrost
โ€“
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
2,042 mm
Height
845 mm
Depth
780 mm
Annual energy (label)
197 kWh
Star rating index
5.014
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
337 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.285
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF3795
GEMS registration id
175729
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 December 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.