c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,500 W
Single speed
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
1,155 kWh
Label: 1,155 kWh · 3.2 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$370 / year
$3,695 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
15.8 L/Wh · 202 L/min at the label test point

24% less electricity than the median of 51 comparable 1,500 w and above single speed pool pump registrations (1,511 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 98% of them. At your rates that is about $114 a year less than the median, $1,140 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 51 comparable 1,500 w and above single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,500 w and above single speed pool pump sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Pool pumps similar to the Baqiu BQ1500

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Davey QB2001-AMP1,500 W1,369 kWh/yr1.5$438
LX LP2001,500 W1,310 kWh/yr1.5$419
Protege PS201,500 W1,348 kWh/yr1.5$431
Baker Hydro Vesta 2.0 HP MK21,500 W1,369 kWh/yr1.5$438
Spatex SX200-11,500 W1,310 kWh/yr1.5$419
Evolution Evoflow Tuf 2.0HP MK21,500 W1,369 kWh/yr1.5$438
Davey C100M1,500 W1,363 kWh/yr1.5$436
Spanet XS-201,500 W1,327 kWh/yr1.5$425

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

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Baqiu BQ1500 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,500 W
Measured input power
1,500 W
Current
–
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
15.805 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
4.12 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
202 L/min
“High” (as registered)
768.0
“Low” (as registered)
768.0
Annual energy (label)
1154.7 kWh
Star rating index
2.36
Country of manufacture
–

“High” and “Low” 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
APP0401
GEMS registration id
174483
Status
approved
Available until
26 November 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.