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50 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

146 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 45 kW up to 57.5 kW (the band around the marketed 50 kW size), covering 214 model numbers.

Registered models
146
214 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
11,924 kWh
cold 24,033 · hot 16,161
Median estimated running cost
$3,816 / year
middle half: $2,210 to $4,969
Median cooling star rating
2.0
range 0.5 to 4.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 3,357 kWh; highest: 40,714 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 50 kW air conditioners (146 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/118 9,267 kWh, 0.5 stars, 46.66 kW
  2. Samsung Electronics AM160DXVGGR/SA 10,363 kWh, 3 stars, 45 kW
  3. Samsung Electronics AM160DXVGGH/SA 10,363 kWh, 3 stars, 45 kW
  4. Gree GMV-450WM/C-X(A) 10,705 kWh, 2.5 stars, 45 kW
  5. Braemar MCHX450D326B 10,705 kWh, 2.5 stars, 45 kW
  6. Hisense AVWT-154FKFSHA 10,878 kWh, 2.5 stars, 45 kW

Cooling only

  1. Diamond SD045 5,640 kWh, 1.5 stars, 45 kW
  2. Diamond RT048 6,049 kWh, 1.5 stars, 48 kW
  3. APAC P046AHC3SA-L 6,521 kWh, 1 stars, 46 kW
  4. APAC S046OVC3SA / S046IXC3SA 6,521 kWh, 1 stars, 46 kW

All 50 kW air conditioners (189)

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50 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Carrier 38VT020188RTSGMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating56 kW cooling6,648 kWh/yr1.5$2,127
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-M450YXM-AMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling6,694 kWh/yr1.5$2,142
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-M450YXM seriesMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling6,694 kWh/yr1.5$2,142
Mitsubishi Electric PURY-M450YXM-A-BSMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling6,694 kWh/yr1.5$2,142
APAC S055OVR3SA / S055IHR3SA-TRSplit system, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-RRRPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-LRRPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-Packaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-LTTPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC S055OVR3SA / S055IHR3SA-Split system, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC S055OVR3SA / S055IHR3SA-FRSplit system, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-RTTPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-LBBPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-LTRPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-RTRPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
APAC P055AHR3SA-RBBPackaged, ducted54 kW heating56.1 kW cooling6,902 kWh/yr1.5$2,209
Diamond RT053Packaged, ducted53 kW cooling6,920 kWh/yr1.5$2,214
Diamond SD 053Split system, ducted52.9 kW cooling6,941 kWh/yr1.5$2,221
Temperzone OSA570RKTB/ISD570KB-PSplit system, ducted53.4 kW heating55 kW cooling6,981 kWh/yr1.5$2,234
Coates RPA-C050Packaged, ducted52.8 kW heating51.6 kW cooling7,171 kWh/yr1.5$2,295
Aggreko RPA-050D-R410APackaged, ducted52.8 kW heating51.6 kW cooling7,171 kWh/yr1.5$2,295
Temperzone OSA570RKTB/ISD570KBSplit system, ducted55 kW heating54 kW cooling7,291 kWh/yr1.5$2,333
Caa VPA055C3ACPackaged, ducted53.2 kW cooling7,435 kWh/yr1.5$2,379
Caa HPC055R3ADPackaged, ducted60.9 kW heating56.4 kW cooling7,483 kWh/yr1.5$2,395
Samsung Electronics AM160DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating45 kW cooling10,363 kWh/yr3$3,316
Samsung Electronics AM160DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating45 kW cooling10,363 kWh/yr3$3,316
Gree GMV-450WM/C-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating45 kW cooling10,705 kWh/yr2.5$3,426
Braemar MCHX450D326BMulti-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating45 kW cooling10,705 kWh/yr2.5$3,426
Hisense AVWT-154FKFSHAMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling10,878 kWh/yr2.5$3,481
Fujitsu AJY144LELBHMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling11,092 kWh/yr2$3,549
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC450KXZRE2Multi-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling11,109 kWh/yr2$3,555
Hitachi RAS-160RNCCLWMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling11,174 kWh/yr2.5$3,576
LG ARUM181LTE6Multi-split / VRF56.7 kW heating50.4 kW cooling11,236 kWh/yr3$3,596
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC450KXZE2Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling11,292 kWh/yr2.5$3,613
Gree GMV-VQ450WM/C-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating45 kW cooling11,396 kWh/yr2$3,647
Braemar MCRX450D326BMulti-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating45 kW cooling11,396 kWh/yr2$3,647
Daikin REYA16AYMMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling11,471 kWh/yr3$3,671
Hisense AVWT-170HKF5SMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,558 kWh/yr3$3,699
Hitachi RAS-160RNCBLWMulti-split / VRF47.5 kW heating45 kW cooling11,647 kWh/yr2$3,727
Toshiba MMY-MUP1601FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling11,743 kWh/yr3.5$3,758
Hitachi RAS-160HNCELWMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling11,782 kWh/yr2$3,770
Panasonic U-18ME2R8E / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Panasonic U-18ME2R8 / S-22MF2E5A / S-90MF2E5A / S-106MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Panasonic U-18ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted56 kW heating50 kW cooling11,792 kWh/yr3.5$3,773
Hisense AVWT-154HKF5SMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling11,805 kWh/yr2.5$3,778
Samsung Electronics AM180DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF56.7 kW heating50.4 kW cooling11,910 kWh/yr3$3,811
Samsung Electronics AM180DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF56.7 kW heating50.4 kW cooling11,910 kWh/yr3$3,811
Hitachi RAS-180RNCCLWMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50.4 kW cooling11,937 kWh/yr2.5$3,820
Hitachi RAS-180RNCBLWMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50.4 kW cooling12,411 kWh/yr2$3,972
LG ARUM201LTE6Multi-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling12,536 kWh/yr3$4,012
50kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs