c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
200 kWh
Label: 200 kWh Β· 3.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$64 / year
$640 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Everyday programme

19% less 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 90% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $147 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 (below 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.

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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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Fisher & Paykel DE4560M1 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Everyday
Programme time
140 min
Moisture removed in test
3.56 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
200 kWh
Star rating index
2.08
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0645

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0645
GEMS registration id
147212
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 November 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
DE4560**
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.