c/kWh
per week
Capacity
10 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
153 kWh
Label: 153 kWh ยท 2.9 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$505 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Daily dry + level 3 programme

7% more electricity than the median of 49 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations (143 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 35% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $33 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 49 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg and above condenser 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele TQ1000 WP9 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FS19 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FS9 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Hisense HDF8I10HB10 kg108 kWh/yr10$36
Miele TWV780 WP9 kg108 kWh/yr10$36

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

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Midea MDL100-CH15DB/H01EW-AU(10)-C610 kg122 kWh/yr10$40
Midea 361317 MDL100-CH15DB/H01EW-AU(10)-C610 kg122 kWh/yr10$40
Hisense HDFS10HPB10 kg121 kWh/yr10$40
Beko BDPB103SG10 kg122 kWh/yr10$40
Hisense HDF8I10HB10 kg108 kWh/yr10$36

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 NH-XJ20D2 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Daily dry + level 3
Programme time
292 min
Moisture removed in test
7.95 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
598 ร— 844 ร— 645 mm
Annual energy (label)
153 kWh
Star rating index
8.64
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0143
GEMS registration id
180456
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.