c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
155 kWh
Label: 272 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$83 / year
$50 electricity + $33 water · $826 over 10 years
Water per wash
63.4 L · E Cotton, Temp 40, Rinse 2, Spin 1400, Intensive programme

7% 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 39% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $30 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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Samsung Electronics WW80T4040CE specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
63.4 L
Water efficiency index
0.555
Programme tested
E Cotton, Temp 40, Rinse 2, Spin 1400, Intensive
Programme time
270 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
272 kWh
Star rating index
4.32
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1179
GEMS registration id
144288
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 January 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, 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.