c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
124 kWh
Label: 124 kWh ยท 2.4 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$41 / year
$409 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cottons 60oC Normal+ dry programme

35% less 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 94% of them. At your rates that is about $22 a year less than the median, $221 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 (below 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 WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39

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

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Beko BWDB8420W14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Smeg SAWD8444 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Eurotech ED-WDC74WH4 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55
Inalto IFLW7D404 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46

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

Other Miele models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39

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

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Miele WTH 130 WPM specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons 60oC Normal+ dry
Programme time
113 min
Moisture removed in test
3.21 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
596 ร— 850 ร— 637 mm
Annual energy (label)
124 kWh
Star rating index
4.30
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0629
GEMS registration id
145891
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 July 2027
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: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.