c/kWh
per week
Capacity
3 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
134 kWh
Label: 134 kWh Β· 2.6 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$429 over 10 years
Control
Timer Β· Mix programme

45% 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 97% of them. At your rates that is about $36 a year less than the median, $358 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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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Osvo GDZ30-428E specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
3.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
timer
Programme tested
Mix
Programme time
249 min
Moisture removed in test
2.40 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
134 kWh
Star rating index
2.05
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0722
GEMS registration id
156879
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 September 2028
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.