c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
354 kWh
Label: 621 kWh · 1.7 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$113 / year
$113 electricity + $0 water · $1,132 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Standard, water level 8 programme

82% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 9% of them. At your rates that is about $51 a year more than the median, $509 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 9 kg top 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 top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Kogan KATTLWASH9C specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.723
Programme tested
Standard, water level 8
Programme time
148 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
580 × 970 × 590 mm
Annual energy (label)
621 kWh
Star rating index
2.50
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1297

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1297
GEMS registration id
152516
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 February 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KATTLWASH9*
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.