Name: Award DWA26S
Brand: Award
SKU: ZDW0268

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 15 place; Freestanding
Energy rating: 4
Annual electricity use: 244 kWh; Label: 245 kWh · 0.67 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $101 / year; $81 electricity + $21 water · $1,013 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 27.0 L · ECO 50c programme

About the same electricity as the median of 94 comparable 15 place and above freestanding dishwasher registrations (246 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 64% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 246236294

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 94 comparable 15 place and above freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 15 place and above freestanding dishwasher sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Award DWA26S specifications

Type: Freestanding
Place settings: 15
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 27.0 L
Programme tested: ECO 50c
Programme time: 137 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.08 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): 598 × 850 × 598 mm
Annual energy (label): 245 kWh
Star rating index: 4.02
Country of manufacture: Türkiye

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ZDW0268
GEMS registration id: 157490
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in: New Zealand
Family: –
Regulatory standard: EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2D
Test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1:2005

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: vestelinternational.com. How the derived figures are calculated.