c/kWh
per week
Capacity
7 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
289 kWh
Label: 289 kWh Β· 5.6 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$92 / year
$925 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Standard Cotton programme

7% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations (311 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 96% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $70 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg 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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Inalto IVD7G7 kg311 kWh/yr2$100
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Stirling STR-CD70W specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Standard Cotton
Programme time
203 min
Moisture removed in test
5.60 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 555 mm
Annual energy (label)
289 kWh
Star rating index
2.54
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0615
GEMS registration id
144933
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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.