c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
135 kWh
Label: 135 kWh Β· 2.6 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$432 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Denim+ Dryness programme

2% less electricity than the median of 125 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (138 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 50% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $10 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 125 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 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 TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Siemens WQ35B2**AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Stirling SHPD800W

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense HDFS80HE8 kg121 kWh/yr8$39
TCL C1208DRW8 kg131 kWh/yr8$42
Seiki SC-800AU8HP8 kg124 kWh/yr8$40
Esatto EHPD800XB8 kg135 kWh/yr8$43
Asko T408HD.T.AU8 kg119 kWh/yr8$38
Esatto EHPD800**8 kg135 kWh/yr8$43
Telefunken TF800AU8HP8 kg124 kWh/yr8$40
Solt GGSHPD80W8 kg135 kWh/yr8$43

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

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Stirling SHPD800W specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Denim+ Dryness
Programme time
282 min
Moisture removed in test
6.31 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 685 mm
Annual energy (label)
135 kWh
Star rating index
8.04
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0830

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0830
GEMS registration id
168111
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 March 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
SHPD800 Series
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.