Name: Westinghouse WRB3504*B
Brand: Westinghouse
SKU: ARF2948

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 322 L; 322 L fridge
Energy rating: 3.5; Star rating index 3.51
Annual electricity use: 182 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $60 / year; $5.01 / month · $601 over 10 years

19% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 23% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $94 over 10 years.

Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (310 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?

median 154115233

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 300–399 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.

Westinghouse WRB3504*B running cost

Per month: $5.01
Per year: $60
5 years: $300
10 years: $601

182 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: 322 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 322 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 324 L
fresh food compartment: 292 L gross
chill compartment: 30 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 322 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	82	$27	98% of similar
Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	86	$28	96% of similar
Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	87	$29	94% of similar
Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr	299 L	299 / –	6	105	$35	87% of similar
Liebherr IRBh 5170293 L106 kWh/yr	293 L	293 / –	6	106	$35	85% of similar

Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WRB3504*B

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Living & CO TWL331 (DL1-45A) 3% larger, similar external size	331 L	5	136	$45	3% larger, similar external size
Vogue 355331 3% larger, similar external size	331 L	5	136	$45	3% larger, similar external size
Vogue 355332 3% larger, similar external size	331 L	5	136	$45	3% larger, similar external size
Bosch KSV33VI3A same capacity	324 L	4.5	149	$49	same capacity
Ikea FORSNÄS 60572987 4% smaller, similar star rating	310 L	4	161	$53	4% smaller, similar star rating
Beko BAF369W 9% larger, similar external size, similar star rating	351 L	3.5	188	$62	9% larger, similar external size, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 322 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Westinghouse models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Westinghouse WRB3504SA328 L182 kWh/yr	328 L	328 / –	3.5	182	$60	23% of similar
Westinghouse WRB3504*A328 L182 kWh/yr	328 L	328 / –	3.5	182	$60	23% of similar

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Westinghouse WRB3504*B specifications

Type: Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 595 mm
Height: 1,720 mm
Depth: 590 mm
Annual energy (label): 182 kWh
Star rating index: 3.505
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 310 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.561
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ARF2948

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF2948
GEMS registration id: 150590
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 1 November 2027
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: WRB3504*B
Designation: Refrigerator
Product class: Class 1
GEMS group: Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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.