c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,500 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,495 kWh
Label: 1,495 kWh Β· 4.1 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$478 / year
$4,785 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
12.2 L/Wh Β· 270 L/min at the label test point

1% 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 57% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $50 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 that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 90/3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369
Baqiu BQ15001,500 W1,155 kWh/yr2$370

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

Pool pumps similar to the Noria POD 150

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Emaux ECF1501,500 W1,559 kWh/yr1$499
Emaux SPH1501,500 W1,530 kWh/yr1$490
Zenflow ZFP151,500 W1,559 kWh/yr1$499
Jacuzzi LP200 6500- 0841,500 W1,489 kWh/yr1$476
Jacuzzi LP200 6500- 0861,500 W1,489 kWh/yr1$476
Pureblue SUPB2001,500 W1,511 kWh/yr1$483
Sensapool SF2001,500 W1,511 kWh/yr1$483
Pool Set PRO2001,500 W1,520 kWh/yr1$486

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

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Noria POD 150 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,500 W
Measured input power
1,500 W
Current
6.4 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
12.206 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.09 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
270 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,326.9
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,326.9
Annual energy (label)
1495.2 kWh
Star rating index
1.20
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
APP0210
GEMS registration id
150763
Status
approved
Available until
7 November 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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: focusproducts.com.au/home. How the derived figures are calculated.