c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
13 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3.5
WELS water rating 5
Annual electricity use
254 kWh
Label: 255 kWh Β· 0.70 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$103 / year
$81 electricity + $21 water Β· $1,026 over 10 years
Water per cycle
23.3 L Β· ECO programme

7% less electricity than the median of 121 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 73% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $64 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 121 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13–14 place freestanding 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Asko HDFS143B.*.AU Series14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$61
Asko HDFS143B.BS.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$61
Miele PFD 101i14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$71
Miele PFD 10x14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$71
Samsung Electronics DW70H75YCFE14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74

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

Dishwashers similar to the Electrolux ESF6602XC

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Samsung Electronics DW60M6045FW13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$82
Bosch GV642B13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$82
Sacon XQD-1305B13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$82
Samsung Electronics DW60M6045FS13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$82
Tisira TDW13XE13 place settings278 kWh/yr3$89
Seiki SC-1300AU6DSS13 place settings280 kWh/yr3$90
Bosch SMS2ITI02A13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$82
Tisira TDW13BE13 place settings278 kWh/yr3$89

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

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Electrolux ESF6602XC specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
13
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
23.3 L
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
185 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.50 W
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
255 kWh
Star rating index
3.51
WELS registration
D45175 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle
10.7 L
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ADW1261
GEMS registration id
169807
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 June 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.