c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
92 kWh
Label: 162 kWh ยท 0.44 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$30 / year
$305 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cottons Eco, 60ยฐC, 1400 rpm programme

40% 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 99% of them. At your rates that is about $20 a year less than the median, $199 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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Siemens WG44H2A1AU specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.540
Programme tested
Cottons Eco, 60ยฐC, 1400 rpm
Programme time
273 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
162 kWh
Star rating index
5.51
Country of manufacture
Spain

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1729
GEMS registration id
174982
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 January 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.