c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
163 kWh
Label: 286 kWh · 0.78 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$54 electricity + $32 water · $861 over 10 years
Water per wash
73.9 L · Water saving, Water level: 9, Temp: Cold & Hot, Spin: Extra high, Rinse: 3 programme

48% less electricity than the median of 33 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 82% of them. At your rates that is about $50 a year less than the median, $496 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 33 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Samsung Electronics WA80CG5441BW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
73.9 L
Water efficiency index
0.666
Programme tested
Water saving, Water level: 9, Temp: Cold & Hot, Spin: Extra high, Rinse: 3
Programme time
95 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
286 kWh
Star rating index
4.00
Country of manufacture
Thailand

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1303
GEMS registration id
152974
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 March 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
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.