Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 10 place; Built-in
Energy rating: 3.5; WELS water rating 4.5
Annual electricity use: 195 kWh; Label: 196 kWh · 0.54 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $71 / year; $63 electricity + $8 water · $706 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 8.9 L · Eco programme

22% less electricity than the median of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations (253 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 73% of them. At your rates that is about $18 a year less than the median, $182 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10–12 place built-in dishwasher sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Dishwashers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

Model	Place settings	L / cycle	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Miele G 5430 SCi10 place settings189 kWh/yr	10	9.0	3.5	189	$60	91% of similar
Miele G 5481 SCVi10 place settings189 kWh/yr	10	9.0	3.5	189	$60	91% of similar

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Dishwashers similar to the Aeg FBS7030ZBA

Model	Place settings	L / cycle	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Miele G 5430 SCi10 place settings189 kWh/yr	10	9.0	3.5	189	$60	91% of similar
Ikea FRÖSLUNDA 505.681.6510 place settings193 kWh/yr	10	11.0	3.5	193	$62	82% of similar
Ikea FINPUTSAD 505.681.7010 place settings235 kWh/yr	10	9.4	3	235	$75	55% of similar
Miele G 5481 SCVi10 place settings189 kWh/yr	10	9.0	3.5	189	$60	91% of similar
Bosch SPU6IMS01A11 place settings205 kWh/yr	11	11.2	3.5	205	$66	64% of similar
Technika TDX4INT-59 place settings204 kWh/yr	9	9.4	3	204	$65	14% of similar
TECO TDW09FIAM9 place settings205 kWh/yr	9	11.2	3	205	$66	7% of similar
Onix ON-DW45S9 place settings208 kWh/yr	9	9.4	3	208	$67	4% of similar

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aeg FBS7030ZBA specifications

Type: Built-in
Place settings: 10
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 8.9 L
Programme tested: Eco
Programme time: 255 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.47 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): –
Annual energy (label): 196 kWh
Star rating index: 3.51
WELS registration: D46055 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle: 9.4 L
Country of manufacture: Poland

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ADW1304
GEMS registration id: 173790
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 16 October 2030
Registered for sale in: Australia, New Zealand
Family: –
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1:2021 + A1

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.