c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
212 kWh
Label: 212 kWh ยท 4.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$70 / year
$700 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Speed Dry programme

11% 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 25% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $69 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
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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.

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Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg228 kWh/yr3$75
Aeg LWA8516O6 kg229 kWh/yr3$76
Kogan KAWWASH9D6D6 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$69
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Panasonic models of similar size

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

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Panasonic NA-S96FC1 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Speed Dry
Programme time
331 min
Moisture removed in test
4.71 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
596 ร— 845 ร— 585 mm
Annual energy (label)
212 kWh
Star rating index
3.49
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0094
GEMS registration id
150137
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2F
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: panasonic.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.