c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,050 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
433 kWh
Label: 433 kWh Β· 1.2 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$139 / year
$1,386 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
42.1 L/Wh Β· 137 L/min at the label test point

4% less electricity than the median of 13 comparable 1,000–1,249 w variable speed pool pump registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 85% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $58 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 13 comparable 1,000–1,249 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 1,000–1,249 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
Pureswim PMP1250975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 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.

Pool pumps similar to the Neptune NPX1500

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-VS1001,070 W453 kWh/yr6$145
Hyclor HYCINV101,012 W440 kWh/yr6$141
Maytronics ecoclear 900-VS 1.25 hp1,100 W427 kWh/yr6$137
Madimack INVFLO400 (InverFlow Eco 1.5HP)1,000 W439 kWh/yr6$141
Pool And Spa Warehouse VS EcoDrive Pro1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Speck BADU EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Madimack 201021,000 W439 kWh/yr6$141
Speck BADU VS EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143

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

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Neptune NPX1500 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,050 W
Measured input power
1,050 W
Current
5.3 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
42.136 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.09 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
137 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
866.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
866.0
Annual energy (label)
433.1 kWh
Star rating index
6.17
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
APP0341
GEMS registration id
165096
Status
approved
Available until
5 November 2029
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: poolpro.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.