c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
15 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
282 kWh
Label: 495 kWh Β· 1.4 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$90 / year
$903 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3 programme

About the same electricity as the median of 10 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations (495 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 30% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 10 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13 kg and above top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Kogan KAWWASHT15A specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
15.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.619
Programme tested
Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3
Programme time
246 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
495 kWh
Star rating index
4.25
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1560

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1560
GEMS registration id
170373
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 June 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAWWASHT15*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021

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. Manufacturer: whirlpool.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.