Name: Stirling STR-DWSS12M
Brand: Stirling
SKU: ADW1277

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 12 place; Built-in
Energy rating: 3; WELS water rating 4.5
Annual electricity use: 281 kWh; Label: 282 kWh · 0.77 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $100 / year; $90 electricity + $10 water · $1,001 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 11.1 L · ECO programme

12% more 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $93 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 253193282

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above 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.

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

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

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Stirling STR-DWSS12M specifications

Type: Built-in
Place settings: 12
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 11.1 L
Programme tested: ECO
Programme time: 170 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.44 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): –
Annual energy (label): 282 kWh
Star rating index: 3.00
WELS registration: D45519 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle: 11.1 L
Country of manufacture: China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
STR-DWSS12N	ADW1173	3	274	–	16 June 2029

Other model numbers on registration ADW1277

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ADW1277
GEMS registration id: 170341
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 October 2030
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: STR-DWSS12**
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.