c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
147 kWh
Label: 258 kWh · 0.71 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$47 / year
$47 electricity + $0 water · $470 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, 40℃,1200rpm programme

1% more electricity than the median of 98 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (256 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 47% of them. At your rates that is about $0 a year more than the median, $5 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 98 comparable 8 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 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Kogan KATFWASH85C specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.532
Programme tested
Cotton, 40℃,1200rpm
Programme time
301 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 630 mm
Annual energy (label)
258 kWh
Star rating index
4.60
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1299

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1299
GEMS registration id
152514
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 February 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KATFWASH85*
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.