c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
222 kWh
Label: 390 kWh · 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$71 / year
$71 electricity + $0 water · $711 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40 ℃, Spin 1400 programme

34% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (291 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 0% of them. At your rates that is about $18 a year more than the median, $181 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WVC9-1412B specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.512
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40 ℃, Spin 1400
Programme time
460 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 615 mm
Annual energy (label)
390 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1293

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1293
GEMS registration id
152211
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 January 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WVC9-1412
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

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.