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Bar fridge · 1 door
Meisda SC98F Fridge
Meisda SC98F is a 98 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2854).
- Total capacity
- 98 L
- 98 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.54
- Annual electricity use
- 111 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $37 / year
- $3.05 / month · $366 over 10 years
6% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 36% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year more than the median, $20 over 10 years.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (215 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.
Meisda SC98F running cost
- Per month
- $3.05
- Per year
- $37
- 5 years
- $183
- 10 years
- $366
111 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
- 98 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 98 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 98 L
- fresh food compartment
- 98 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 98 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 KAM99LCHFZA99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZF99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Meisda SC98F
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nulon IA5682 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 98 L | 3.5 | 111 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WIM1000WC 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 99 L | 3 | 123 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF97W 1% smaller, same door count | 97 L | 5.5 | 70 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZF 1% larger, same door count | 99 L | 5 | 83 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZB 1% larger, same door count | 99 L | 5 | 83 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Stirling STR-CF99RM 1% larger, same door count | 99 L | 5 | 83 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Solt GGSCF99W 1% larger, same door count | 99 L | 5 | 83 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Solt GGSCF99* 1% larger, same door count | 99 L | 5 | 83 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 98 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Meisda SC98F specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 480 mm
- Height
- 920 mm
- Depth
- 485 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 111 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.537
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 215 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.133
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2854
- GEMS registration id
- 147046
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 May 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: meisda.com. How the derived figures are calculated.