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Hisense HRBF45 Fridge
Hisense HRBF45 is a 45 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2786).
- Total capacity
- 45 L
- 45 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.51
- Annual electricity use
- 108 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $2.97 / month · $356 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 43% of them.
Uses 46% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (199 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 HRBF45 running cost
- Per month
- $2.97
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $178
- 10 years
- $356
108 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
- 45 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 45 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 45 L
- fresh food compartment
- 45 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 45 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF40UW242 L78 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Hisense HRBF4645 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Schmick HUS-BC46B-RET46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Schmick HUS-BC46*-*46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| TECO TBF41BMAH41 L86 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBF45
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland 354045 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSF* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744046 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Tuscany ED-BF48WH 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech Bar Fridge 4XL 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech T-BF47WH 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSFA 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky BC-46.1 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 2.5 | 98 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 45 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRBF45 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 445 mm
- Height
- 500 mm
- Depth
- 468 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 108 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.505
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 199 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.400
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2786
- GEMS registration id
- 144240
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 January 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 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.