c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
13 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
298 kWh
Label: 299 kWh Β· 0.82 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$108 / year
$98 electricity + $9 water Β· $1,077 over 10 years
Water per cycle
12.2 L Β· ECO 50c programme

9% more electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 26% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $79 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 134 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Dishwashers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Asko HDFS143B.*.AU Series14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Asko HDFS143B.S.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Miele PFD 101i14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73
Miele PFD 10114 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73
LG XD5B24PS14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76

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

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Seiki SC-1300AU6D**13 place settings280 kWh/yr3$92
Seiki SC-1300AU6DWW13 place settings280 kWh/yr3$92
Haier HDW13V1*113 place settings285 kWh/yr3$94
Sacon XQD-1305B13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Robinhood RHDW613W13 place settings293 kWh/yr3$97
Haier HDW13V1B113 place settings285 kWh/yr3$94
Electrolux ESF6604KXBV13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84

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

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Award DWY13S specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
13
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
12.2 L
Programme tested
ECO 50c
Programme time
144 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
No
Standby power
0.06 W
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
598 Γ— 850 Γ— 598 mm
Annual energy (label)
299 kWh
Star rating index
3.06
Country of manufacture
TΓΌrkiye

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZDW0269
GEMS registration id
157503
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.