c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
123 kWh
Label: 216 kWh Β· 0.59 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$39 / year
$394 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· E Cotton, Temp. 40degC, Rinse 2, Spin 1400, Intensive programme

17% less electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 73% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $82 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 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 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Samsung Electronics WW90DG6U3ALB specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.547
Programme tested
E Cotton, Temp. 40degC, Rinse 2, Spin 1400, Intensive
Programme time
289 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
216 kWh
Star rating index
5.00
Country of manufacture
South Korea

Other model numbers on registration ACW1683

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1683
GEMS registration id
175097
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WW90D**U*A**
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.