c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,300 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
495 kWh
Label: 495 kWh Β· 1.4 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$158 / year
$1,583 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
36.9 L/Wh Β· 140 L/min at the label test point

10% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 60% of them. At your rates that is about $18 a year less than the median, $178 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Pool pumps that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Emaux ECFV1251,300 W485 kWh/yr6$155
Emaux ETV/ECFV1251,300 W485 kWh/yr6$155
Hyclor HYCINV151,288 W471 kWh/yr6$151
Neptune NPX20001,400 W486 kWh/yr6$156
Neptune NPVS1501,300 W611 kWh/yr4.5$195
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Compare AA-VSPP-1.5-1 with another pool pump

Affinity Appliance Group Pty Ltd AA-VSPP-1.5-1 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,300 W
Measured input power
1,300 W
Current
5.5 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
36.881 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.95 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
140 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,060.3
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,060.3
Annual energy (label)
494.8 kWh
Star rating index
5.91
Country of manufacture
–

β€œHigh” and β€œLow” are published in the registration without a documented unit; we do not interpret them. Effective flow is derived from the label test (50,000 L in the daily run time).

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0367
GEMS registration id
167945
Status
approved
Available until
17 April 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Swimming Pool Pump-units) Determination 2021
Test standard
AS 5102.1-2019

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 9 February 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.