c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
176 kWh
Label: 308 kWh Β· 0.84 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$56 / year
$562 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· "Daily" + Temp "3" + Water "4" + Soil "4" + Extra Rinse programme

38% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (500 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 66% of them. At your rates that is about $35 a year less than the median, $350 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 8 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 8 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Westinghouse WWT8088V1W specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.559
Programme tested
"Daily" + Temp "3" + Water "4" + Soil "4" + Extra Rinse
Programme time
467 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
308 kWh
Star rating index
4.05
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1827
GEMS registration id
181570
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
11 August 2031
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 2040.1:2021 +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.