c/kWh
per week
Capacity
7 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
311 kWh
Label: 311 kWh ยท 6.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$103 / year
$1,026 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Extra+Cotton programme

About the same electricity as the median of 32 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations (311 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 38% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 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 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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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Esatto EVD77 kg311 kWh/yr2$103
Parmco DR7WAV7 kg289 kWh/yr2.5$95
Midea DMDV707 kg311 kWh/yr2$103
Robinhood RHVD70W7 kg289 kWh/yr2.5$95
Midea DMDV707 kg311 kWh/yr2$103
Solt GGSVD77 kg311 kWh/yr2$103

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

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Germanica GD7000AU70 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Extra+Cotton
Programme time
210 min
Moisture removed in test
5.54 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
311 kWh
Star rating index
2.09
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0685
GEMS registration id
152350
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 March 2028
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: 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: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.