c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
131 kWh
Label: 230 kWh ยท 0.63 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$43 electricity + $0 water ยท $433 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท ECO 40-60 programme

14% less electricity than the median of 77 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (268 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 65% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $71 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 77 comparable 9 kg front 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 front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Miele WQ 1000 WPS specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.502
Programme tested
ECO 40-60
Programme time
269 min
Internal heater
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
230 kWh
Star rating index
5.00
Country of manufacture
Germany, Czechia, Poland

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1549
GEMS registration id
169506
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 May 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.