c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
137 kWh
Label: 240 kWh Β· 0.66 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$438 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cottons Eco 40 deg C, Spin speed 1600 rpm, AutoDose and Softener Off programme

10% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (266 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, $47 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Aeg LWA8516O6S specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.490
Programme tested
Cottons Eco 40 deg C, Spin speed 1600 rpm, AutoDose and Softener Off
Programme time
325 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
240 kWh
Star rating index
5.15
Country of manufacture
Italy

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1759
GEMS registration id
176551
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.