c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
267 kWh
Label: 267 kWh Β· 5.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$85 / year
$854 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Everyday, Dry/Extra Dry, High 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 18% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $67 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
Haier HDV60AWW16 kg267 kWh/yr2$85
Carson CSF262W6 kg269 kWh/yr2$86
Electrolux EDV605H3WB6 kg269 kWh/yr2$86
Devanti TD-D-6KG-WH6 kg251 kWh/yr2$80
Norj NFLD106W16 kg266 kWh/yr2$85
Haier HDV60A16 kg270 kWh/yr2$86
Onix ON-VD6W6 kg247 kWh/yr2.5$79
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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Fisher & Paykel DE6060G1 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Everyday, Dry/Extra Dry, High
Programme time
186 min
Moisture removed in test
4.72 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
267 kWh
Star rating index
2.08
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0905

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0905
GEMS registration id
173431
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 October 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
DE6060**
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.