c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
14 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
272 kWh
Label: 273 kWh ยท 0.75 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$109 / year
$90 electricity + $19 water ยท $1,089 over 10 years
Water per cycle
24.9 L ยท ECO programme

1% less electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 58% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $7 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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

Cohort: every currently registered 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher sold in New Zealand, 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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Haier HDW15F3*115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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

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Panasonic NP-6F3MUQNZ specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
14
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
24.9 L
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
200 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.43 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
598 ร— 845 ร— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
273 kWh
Star rating index
3.53
Country of manufacture
China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
NP-6F3MUQNZZDW02913.5253

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1381
GEMS registration id
162084
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 April 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2007.1:2021 + A1

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: panasonic.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.