c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
182 kWh
Label: 319 kWh · 0.87 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$60 / year
$60 electricity + $0 water · $600 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400 programme

31% more electricity than the median of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 20% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year more than the median, $141 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 87 comparable 10 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 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WV5-10kg specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.529
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400
Programme time
455 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 560 mm
Annual energy (label)
319 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1580

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1580
GEMS registration id
170813
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 July 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WV5-10kg
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.