c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
145 kWh
Label: 255 kWh · 0.70 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$48 electricity + $0 water · $480 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, 40 degrees, 1400 rpm programme

5% 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 62% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $24 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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Panasonic NA-V90FA1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.590
Programme tested
Cotton, 40 degrees, 1400 rpm
Programme time
364 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
596 × 845 × 585 mm
Annual energy (label)
255 kWh
Star rating index
4.60
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0218
GEMS registration id
170490
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.