c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
157 kWh
Label: 275 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$50 electricity + $0 water · $501 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons 40 Eco program programme

5% more electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 27% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $26 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WH9060P3 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cottons 40 Eco program
Programme time
292 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
275 kWh
Star rating index
4.53
Country of manufacture
China

3 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
WH9060P SeriesACW15975201
WH9060P5ACW15975201
WH9060PG5ACW15975201

Other model numbers on registration ACW1562

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1562
GEMS registration id
170227
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 June 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH9060P
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.