c/kWh
per week
Capacity
9 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
10
Annual electricity use
109 kWh
Label: 109 kWh ยท 2.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$36 / year
$360 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท ECO programme

15% less electricity than the median of 64 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations (129 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 91% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 64 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg 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
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2AXAU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Bosch WQB235B8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FSG19 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Miele TQ1000 WP9 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Miele TWV & TWR 780 WP9 kg108 kWh/yr10$36
Hisense HDF7S90HB9 kg110 kWh/yr10$36
Electrolux EDH912R9WC9 kg110 kWh/yr10$36
Aeg T959V6PDC9 kg110 kWh/yr10$36
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FS19 kg105 kWh/yr10$35
Aeg T959V6PRC9 kg110 kWh/yr10$36

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

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TCL DH90S30G specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
400 min
Moisture removed in test
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 53 ร— 655 mm
Annual energy (label)
109 kWh
Star rating index
10.08
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0997

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0997
GEMS registration id
181640
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
DH90S30
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. Manufacturer: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.