c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
225 kWh
Label: 395 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$74 / year
$74 electricity + $0 water ยท $743 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท "Normal" +temperature "Warm" + Water Level "8" programme

12% less 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 66% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $103 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 (below 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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Solt GGSTLW70* 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
0.654
Programme tested
"Normal" +temperature "Warm" + Water Level "8"
Programme time
460 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
550 ร— 940 ร— 570 mm
Annual energy (label)
395 kWh
Star rating index
3.05
Country of manufacture
China

2 model numbers on 2 other registrations. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
GGSTLW70RC2ACW14942.5447
GGSTLW70RCWACW17983393

Other model numbers on registration ACW1495

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1495
GEMS registration id
166040
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 December 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
GGSTLW70*
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.