c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
235 kWh
Label: 413 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$131 / year
$75 electricity + $55 water ยท $1,307 over 10 years
Water per wash
106.6 L ยท Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash programme

8% less electricity than the median of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (449 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 57% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $65 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTG7520 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
106.6 L
Water efficiency index
0.732
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash
Programme time
77 min
Internal heater
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
590 ร— 960 ร— 606 mm
Annual energy (label)
413 kWh
Star rating index
3.00
Country of manufacture
South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1455
GEMS registration id
163555
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 September 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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.