c/kWh
per week
Capacity
7 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
115 kWh
Label: 115 kWh Β· 2.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$37 / year
$368 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cottons Normal Dry programme

17% less electricity than the median of 17 comparable 7 kg condenser dryer registrations (138 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 77% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $74 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 17 comparable 7 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg condenser 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
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$30
Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Bosch WQB235B8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Miele TDB 130 WP

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Telefunken TF1170AU11FLWD7 kg262 kWh/yr3$84
Technika TCD7W7 kg310 kWh/yr2$99
Euromaid CD7KG7 kg310 kWh/yr2$99
Electrolux EDV705H3WC7 kg315 kWh/yr2$101
Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$38
Kogan KAWWAS11D7B7 kg266 kWh/yr3$85
Artusi AHPD7000W7 kg138 kWh/yr7$44
Kogan KAWWAS11D7A7 kg266 kWh/yr3$85

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

Compare TDB 130 WP with another clothes dryer

Miele TDB 130 WP specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons Normal Dry
Programme time
182 min
Moisture removed in test
5.46 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
596 Γ— 850 Γ— 636 mm
Annual energy (label)
115 kWh
Star rating index
8.21
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0631
GEMS registration id
145903
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 May 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.