Pool pump electricity cost in Australia
Long warm-season filtration schedules and high-speed motors can turn a pool pump into one of a household’s larger discretionary loads.
Use the rate during scheduled filtration hours and compare daylight operation separately when rooftop solar reduces grid imports.
Confidence A 98/100. Effective 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
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A Australia starting scenario
1.100 kW is multiplied by scheduled time and the 100% active-runtime assumption. The inputs are examples, not claims about every device. Replace each one with the label, meter reading, schedule, and tariff that apply to you.
Pump cost = input kW × filtration hours × days × tariff1100 W · 8 hours/day · 7 days/week · 100% active
- Monthly energy
- 266.9 kWh
- Monthly cost
- A$88.46
- Annual cost
- A$1,061.54
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The local calculation
Pump cost = input kW × filtration hours × days × tariffThe device model stays global. The currency, tariff scope, validity period, and billing cautions come from the Australia data layer.
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Three checks for Australia
Use electrical input at the selected speed.
Test the minimum safe filtration schedule for the season.
Compare solar-hour and evening grid costs separately.
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