c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
245 kWh
Label: 430 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$78 / year
$78 electricity + $0 water · $784 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton 40°C programme

66% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (259 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 25% of them. At your rates that is about $31 a year more than the median, $313 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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TECO TWM60FAS specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.620
Programme tested
Cotton 40°C
Programme time
337 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
590 × 850 × 465 mm
Annual energy (label)
430 kWh
Star rating index
2.53
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1323
GEMS registration id
153408
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 April 2028
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. Manufacturer: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.