c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
195 kWh
Label: 195 kWh ยท 3.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$64 / year
$644 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Auto Dry, Dryness: L3, Spin Speed: 1400 programme

2% more electricity than the median of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 33% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $13 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in New Zealand, 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
Miele TCA220 WP7 kg99 kWh/yr9$33
Miele TWB 140 WP7 kg100 kWh/yr9$33
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$38
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39
Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$40

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Fisher & Paykel WD9060J2

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Panasonic NA-S20DR16 kg198 kWh/yr3.5$65
Chiq WD100TW6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
Hisense HCF7S1014BX6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$59
Chiq WD100T series6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
Hisense HCF7S1014B6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$59
LG WVC5-1410W6 kg195 kWh/yr4$64
Whirlpool WFWDC966 kg195 kWh/yr4$64
Haier HWD9060MW16 kg195 kWh/yr4$64

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

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Fisher & Paykel WD9060J2 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Auto Dry, Dryness: L3, Spin Speed: 1400
Programme time
405 min
Moisture removed in test
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
195 kWh
Star rating index
4.01
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0979
GEMS registration id
180160
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 June 2031
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 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

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. How the derived figures are calculated.