c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
283 kWh
Label: 497 kWh ยท 1.4 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$93 / year
$935 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Normal, Temp Warm, Spin speed High, Soil Level Medium, Extra Rinse(s) programme

104% more electricity than the median of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 5% of them. At your rates that is about $48 a year more than the median, $476 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Speed Queen AFNEPBSP309AW01 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.750
Programme tested
Normal, Temp Warm, Spin speed High, Soil Level Medium, Extra Rinse(s)
Programme time
145 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
497 kWh
Star rating index
3.20
Country of manufacture
United States of America

Other model numbers on registration ACW1606

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1606
GEMS registration id
172205
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 October 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
AFNEPBSP309AW01
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021

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.