c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
178 kWh
Label: 313 kWh · 0.86 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$57 / year
$57 electricity + $0 water · $571 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 1200rpm, 40°C programme

23% 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 19% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $105 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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LG WV1-1208 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.566
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 1200rpm, 40°C
Programme time
308 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 550 mm
Annual energy (label)
313 kWh
Star rating index
4.00
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1450

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1450
GEMS registration id
162917
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
2 July 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WV1-1208
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.