c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
163 kWh
Label: 286 kWh · 0.78 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$54 / year
$54 electricity + $0 water · $538 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · cotton 40 degrees spin 1400rpm programme

17% 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 35% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $79 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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Panasonic NA-20VDR1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.580
Programme tested
cotton 40 degrees spin 1400rpm
Programme time
370 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
616 × 844 × 596 mm
Annual energy (label)
286 kWh
Star rating index
4.60
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0261
GEMS registration id
180439
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2C
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: panasonic.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.