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Bar fridge · 1 door
Hisense HRBC113 Fridge
Hisense HRBC113 is a 91 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3657).
- Total capacity
- 91 L
- 91 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.03
- Annual electricity use
- 146 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $4.02 / month · $482 over 10 years
39% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 9% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $135 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (261 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 Under 200 L bar fridge 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.
Hisense HRBC113 running cost
- Per month
- $4.02
- Per year
- $48
- 5 years
- $241
- 10 years
- $482
146 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
- 91 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 91 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 91 L
- fresh food compartment
- 91 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 91 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF97W97 L70 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $23 | |
| Chiq CSH093NW93 L81 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZ*99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZA99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBC113
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CRSR089DR1 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 90 L | 2.5 | 131 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR09*D* 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 92 L | 2.5 | 131 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF90UW2 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 90 L | 4 | 98 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF90U series 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 90 L | 4 | 98 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM093LIBF* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 4 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM093LIBFB 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 4 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Stirling SBF93B 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 4 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Stirling SBF93* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 93 L | 4 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 91 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRBC113 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 448 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 146 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.030
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 261 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.604
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3657
- GEMS registration id
- 170773
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
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.