c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
255 kWh
Label: 447 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$82 / year
$82 electricity + $0 water · $815 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Normal, wash temp Warm, water level High, solid level Heavy programme

About the same electricity as the median of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (449 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 50% of them.

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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Solt GGSTLW70RC2 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.690
Programme tested
Normal, wash temp Warm, water level High, solid level Heavy
Programme time
146 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
565 × 1,000 × 550 mm
Annual energy (label)
447 kWh
Star rating index
2.72
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1494
GEMS registration id
166090
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 December 2029
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.