c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
239 kWh
Label: 420 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$138 / year
$77 electricity + $62 water · $1,382 over 10 years
Water per wash
118.4 L · Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash programme

15% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 26% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $102 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTG1234WF specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
118.4 L
Water efficiency index
0.598
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash
Programme time
229 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
690 × 1,023 × 730 mm
Annual energy (label)
420 kWh
Star rating index
4.17
Country of manufacture
South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1417
GEMS registration id
160041
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 May 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
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.