c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
197 kWh
Label: 345 kWh · 0.95 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$119 / year
$65 electricity + $54 water · $1,186 over 10 years
Water per wash
123.0 L · Regular, Eco Active On, Warm/Cold, Normal Soil, Eco Rinse programme

1% less electricity than the median of 42 comparable 10 kg top loader washing machine registrations (348 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 50% of them. At your rates that is about $0 a year less than the median, $5 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 42 comparable 10 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 10 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WA1068P1 specifications

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Top loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
agitator
Water per wash
123.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.630
Programme tested
Regular, Eco Active On, Warm/Cold, Normal Soil, Eco Rinse
Programme time
68 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
345 kWh
Star rating index
4.15
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1502

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1502
GEMS registration id
164413
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 January 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WA1068P*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.