c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
668 kWh
Label: 1,172 kWh ยท 3.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$220 / year
$220 electricity + $0 water ยท $2,204 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Normal Eco, Temp Warm, Load size Extra Large, Soil level Medium programme

113% more 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $117 a year more than the median, $1,170 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 (above 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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Speed Queen AWNE92SN305AW01 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
agitator
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.809
Programme tested
Normal Eco, Temp Warm, Load size Extra Large, Soil level Medium
Programme time
171 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
1172 kWh
Star rating index
0.69
Country of manufacture
United States of America

Other model numbers on registration ACW1250

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1250
GEMS registration id
149114
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
18 August 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
AWNE92SN305AW01
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.