c/kWh
Total capacity
280 L
188 L fridge + 92 L freezer
Energy rating
3
Star rating index 3.00
Annual electricity use
335 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$111 / year
$9.21 / month Β· $1,106 over 10 years

37% more electricity than the median of 55 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (244 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $30 a year more than the median, $300 over 10 years.

Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (469 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh Γ— 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 55 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge 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.

Samsung Electronics SRL304NW running cost

Per month
$9.21
Per year
$111
5 years
$553
10 years
$1,106

335 kWh Γ— 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
280 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
188 L
Frozen storage volume
92 L
GEMS adjusted volume
352 L
fresh food compartment
188 L gross
freezer compartment
92 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 280 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fisher & Paykel RB6018BRV269 L132 kWh/yr7$44
V-zug CCO6T-51149282 L173 kWh/yr6$57
Liebherr ICNh 5103253 L175 kWh/yr5.5$58
Miele KFNS 7784 D254 L175 kWh/yr5.5$58
Liebherr ICNh5103253 L175 kWh/yr5.5$58

Fridges similar to the Samsung Electronics SRL304NW

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Vogue 352304
1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
283 L3330
V-zug CCO6T-51149
same capacity, same door count
282 L6173
Chiq CBM280NB5E
1% larger, same door count
283 L5.5200
Chiq CBM28*N**5E
1% larger, same door count
283 L5.5200
Whirlpool WB3260IUBL
4% larger, same door count
290 L5.5195
Whirlpool WB3260IU**
4% larger, same door count
290 L5.5195
Fisher & Paykel RB6018BRV
4% smaller, same door count
269 L7132
Ikea Γ–VERNΓ„S 30628866
5% smaller, same door count
267 L4.5225

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 280 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Compare SRL304NW with another fridge

Samsung Electronics SRL304NW specifications

Type
Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
–
Width
–
Height
–
Depth
–
Annual energy (label)
335 kWh
Star rating index
3.002
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
469 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.951
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF4047
GEMS registration id
180847
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 6
GEMS group
Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
Test standard
AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule
GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors

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. Manufacturer: samsung.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.