c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
133 kWh
Label: 234 kWh · 0.64 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$43 electricity + $0 water · $427 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons 40 deg C programme

8% less 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 74% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $39 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 (below 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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Miele PWM 908 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.480
Programme tested
Cottons 40 deg C
Programme time
225 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
234 kWh
Star rating index
4.79
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
PWM 908ACW13804.5234

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1390
GEMS registration id
159434
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 July 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. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.