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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Nero 744240 Fridge
Nero 744240 is a 242 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2827).
- Total capacity
- 242 L
- 242 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.52
- Annual electricity use
- 130 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $43 / year
- $3.57 / month · $429 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 52 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 46% of them.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (236 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 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer 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.
Nero 744240 running cost
- Per month
- $3.57
- Per year
- $43
- 5 years
- $215
- 10 years
- $429
130 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
- 242 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 242 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 242 L
- fresh food compartment
- 242 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.
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller PPR240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHUFD242W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF241VW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nce NCE242EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 355246 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euromaid EUF242W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR238DB same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 241 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR241DW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 241 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 242 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Nero 744240 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 544 mm
- Height
- 1,426 mm
- Depth
- 556 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 130 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.524
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 236 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.537
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2827
- GEMS registration id
- 145165
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 27 March 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 of 200 L or more
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. How the derived figures are calculated.