Name: Stirling STR-DWSS12N
Brand: Stirling
SKU: ADW1173

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 12 place; Freestanding
Energy rating: 3; WELS water rating 4
Annual electricity use: 273 kWh; Label: 274 kWh · 0.75 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $98 / year; $87 electricity + $11 water · $982 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 11.8 L · Normal programme

3% more electricity than the median of 64 comparable 10–12 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (265 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 3% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $29 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 265191274

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 64 comparable 10–12 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10–12 place freestanding 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-DWSS12N specifications

Type: Freestanding
Place settings: 12
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 11.8 L
Programme tested: Normal
Programme time: 112 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.03 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): –
Annual energy (label): 274 kWh
Star rating index: 3.08
WELS registration: D02974 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle: 11.8 L
Country of manufacture: China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ADW1173
GEMS registration id: 162546
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 16 June 2029
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: –
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1:2005

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.