c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
269 kWh
Label: 269 kWh Β· 5.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$861 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Energy Saver programme

9% more electricity than the median of 38 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations (246 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 11% 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 38 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under vented dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Clothes dryers that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Devanti TD-B-5KG-SR5 kg203 kWh/yr2.5$65
Devanti TD-B-5KG5 kg203 kWh/yr2.5$65
Fujiyama FCD45201W5 kg206 kWh/yr2.5$66
Kogan KACDRYVT50A5 kg217 kWh/yr2$69
Kogan KACDRYVT50B5 kg217 kWh/yr2$69

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fisher & Paykel DE6060**6 kg267 kWh/yr2$85
Haier HDV60A16 kg270 kWh/yr2$86
Haier HDV60AWW16 kg267 kWh/yr2$85
Fisher & Paykel DE6060M26 kg267 kWh/yr2$85
Carson CSF262W6 kg269 kWh/yr2$86
Devanti TD-D-6KG-WH6 kg251 kWh/yr2$80
Norj NFLD106W16 kg266 kWh/yr2$85
Stirling STR-CD606 kg247 kWh/yr2.5$79

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

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Electrolux EDV605H3WB specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Energy Saver
Programme time
155 min
Moisture removed in test
4.81 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
269 kWh
Star rating index
2.03
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0858
GEMS registration id
170542
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 November 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 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

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.