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Bar fridge · 1 door
Seiki SC-150AU8CH Fridge
Seiki SC-150AU8CH is a 143 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3544).
- Total capacity
- 143 L
- 143 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.01
- Annual electricity use
- 95 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.61 / month · $314 over 10 years
9% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 67% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $33 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (214 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.
Seiki SC-150AU8CH running cost
- Per month
- $2.61
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $157
- 10 years
- $314
95 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
- 143 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 143 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 143 L
- fresh food compartment
- 143 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 143 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Seiki SC-150AU8CH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto ICF142B2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B3 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGMOA same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HCF137W 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 5 | 85 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SUIK 1510 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 4.5 | 94 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF146 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 145 L | 6 | 78 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM143LICFB same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 143 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Seiki SC-150AU8CH specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 95 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.012
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 214 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.664
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3544
- GEMS registration id
- 167993
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 March 2030
- 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: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.