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Bar fridge · 1 door
Hisense HRBF46 Fridge
Hisense HRBF46 is a 45 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3513).
- Total capacity
- 45 L
- 45 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.02
- Annual electricity use
- 80 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $26 / year
- $2.20 / month · $264 over 10 years
24% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $83 over 10 years.
Uses 60% 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 HRBF46 running cost
- Per month
- $2.20
- Per year
- $26
- 5 years
- $132
- 10 years
- $264
80 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.
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBF46
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick HUS-BC46B2 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Schmick HUS-BC46W-RET 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 354045 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 45 L | 3 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSFA 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Nero 744046 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSF* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Eurotech T-BF47WH 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 45 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBF4545 L108 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $36 |
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Hisense HRBF46 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 445 mm
- Height
- 501 mm
- Depth
- 471 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 80 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.017
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 199 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.778
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3513
- GEMS registration id
- 166328
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 January 2030
- 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.