c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
270 kWh
Label: 474 kWh · 1.3 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$89 / year
$89 electricity + $0 water · $891 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco programme

5% more electricity than the median of 38 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (450 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 45% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year more than the median, $45 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 38 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Panasonic NA-F70A9 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.710
Programme tested
Cotton Eco
Programme time
135 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
557 × 1,044 × 663 mm
Annual energy (label)
474 kWh
Star rating index
2.56
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0167
GEMS registration id
146177
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.