c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,300 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,481 kWh
Label: 1,481 kWh Β· 4.1 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$474 / year
$4,740 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
12.3 L/Wh Β· 254 L/min at the label test point

5% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,417 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 10% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year more than the median, $206 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 w single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,250–1,499 w single 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
Speck Magic 111,000 W1,091 kWh/yr1.5$349
Hayward SP2615AQW1,005 W1,105 kWh/yr1.5$354
LX LP1501,100 W1,106 kWh/yr2$354
Hayward SP81006DIAU1,000 W1,128 kWh/yr1.5$361
Speck 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365

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

Pool pumps similar to the Emaux SC150

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Baracuda WP000052 (HYDRA 1.5HP)1,300 W1,470 kWh/yr1$470
Zodiac Titan Pumps 1.5HP1,300 W1,470 kWh/yr1$470
Zodiac W88021707 (ZTS150)1,300 W1,470 kWh/yr1$470
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/4001,300 W1,307 kWh/yr1.5$418
Speck 90/4001,300 W1,350 kWh/yr1$432
Pentair LTP11001,300 W1,320 kWh/yr1.5$422
Speck BADU 90/4001,300 W1,307 kWh/yr1.5$418
Neptune NPP15001,300 W1,326 kWh/yr1.5$424

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

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Emaux SC150 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,300 W
Measured input power
1,300 W
Current
–
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
12.320 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.29 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
254 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,234.6
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,234.6
Annual energy (label)
1481.4 kWh
Star rating index
1.00
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
APP0254
GEMS registration id
151518
Status
approved
Available until
–
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. Manufacturer: emauxgroup.com. How the derived figures are calculated.