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Bar fridge · 1 door
Midea MERC280FZF01APE Fridge
Midea MERC280FZF01APE is a 198 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0954).
- Total capacity
- 198 L
- 198 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.02
- 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 52% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (226 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.
Midea MERC280FZF01APE 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
- 198 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 198 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 198 L
- fresh food compartment
- 198 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 198 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L71 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L72 kWh/yr | 7 | $24 | |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 |
Fridges similar to the Midea MERC280FZF01APE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-198CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF198BE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF199WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM198LICFB same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICF* same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count |
| Inalto ICF198B2 same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | same capacity, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA same capacity, same door count | 198 L | 7 | 72 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Midea MERC280FZF01APE specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 816 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 108 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.024
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 226 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.545
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0954
- GEMS registration id
- 172130
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- 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
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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: midea.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.