c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
130 kWh
Label: 229 kWh · 0.63 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$43 electricity + $0 water · $431 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, Eco, High, Warm, Fast program programme

33% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 92% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year less than the median, $213 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 9 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 9 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WL9058G1 specifications

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Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
agitator
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.622
Programme tested
Cotton, Eco, High, Warm, Fast program
Programme time
138 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
580 × 1,040 × 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
229 kWh
Star rating index
4.72
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1330
GEMS registration id
154228
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 May 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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: 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.