c/kWh
per week
Capacity
9 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
152 kWh
Label: 152 kWh Β· 2.9 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$49 / year
$486 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cottons, cupboard dry +1 fine adjustment programme

18% more electricity than the median of 59 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations (129 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 5% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $74 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 59 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg condenser dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label 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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Bosch WQG24203AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons, cupboard dry +1 fine adjustment
Programme time
284 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
152 kWh
Star rating index
8.04
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0919
GEMS registration id
174921
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

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.