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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 (212)

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50 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC475KXZRE2Multi-split / VRF47.5 kW heating47.5 kW cooling12,784 kWh/yr2$4,091
Temperzone OPA 441RLTBPPackaged, ducted41.5 kW heating45.1 kW cooling12,895 kWh/yr1.5$4,126
Daikin REYA18AYMMulti-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling13,077 kWh/yr2.5$4,185
LG ARUM180LTE5Multi-split / VRF56.7 kW heating50.4 kW cooling13,186 kWh/yr2.5$4,220
Panasonic U-16ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,295 kWh/yr3$4,254
Panasonic U-16ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,295 kWh/yr3$4,254
Daikin REYA20AYMMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling13,423 kWh/yr3$4,295
Midea MV8-450WV2RN1E(MA)Multi-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling13,461 kWh/yr2$4,308
Mdv MV8-450WV2RN1E(MA)Multi-split / VRF45 kW heating45 kW cooling13,461 kWh/yr2$4,308
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/ECO/120Packaged, ducted50.2 kW heating51.2 kW cooling13,522 kWh/yr2$4,327
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/120Packaged, ducted50.2 kW heating51.2 kW cooling13,522 kWh/yr2$4,327
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC475KXZE2Multi-split / VRF53 kW heating47.5 kW cooling13,613 kWh/yr2.5$4,356
Haier AV16IMAURAMulti-split / VRF, ducted50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,623 kWh/yr1.5$4,359
Daikin RXYQ16BYMMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,647 kWh/yr2.5$4,367
Daikin REYQ16BYM9Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,904 kWh/yr2$4,449
Daikin REYQ16BYMMulti-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling13,904 kWh/yr2$4,449
Samsung Electronics AM200DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling13,945 kWh/yr2.5$4,462
Samsung Electronics AM200DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling13,945 kWh/yr2.5$4,462
Hitachi RAS-200RNCBLWMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling13,993 kWh/yr2$4,478
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC500KXZE2Multi-split / VRF56 kW heating50 kW cooling14,016 kWh/yr2.5$4,485
AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/120Packaged, ducted44.4 kW heating50.7 kW cooling14,306 kWh/yr2$4,578
Daikin REYQ16TAY1Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating45 kW cooling14,331 kWh/yr2$4,586
Toshiba MMY-MUP1801FT8P-AMulti-split / VRF50.4 kW heating50.4 kW cooling14,382 kWh/yr3$4,602
Midea MV8-500WV2RN1E(MA)Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling14,479 kWh/yr2$4,633
Mdv MV8-500WV2RN1E(MA)Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling14,479 kWh/yr2$4,633
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC500KXZRE2Multi-split / VRF50 kW heating50 kW cooling14,484 kWh/yr2$4,635
Gree GK-H15TC(1)/NhA-M(A)Packaged, ducted56.2 kW heating51 kW cooling14,933 kWh/yr2$4,779
Braemar RTHV500D3SPackaged, ducted56.2 kW heating51 kW cooling14,933 kWh/yr2$4,779
Fujitsu AJT144GALCHMulti-split / VRF42 kW heating45 kW cooling14,958 kWh/yr2$4,787
Daikin UAYN470AFY1APackaged, ducted44.1 kW heating45.8 kW cooling15,002 kWh/yr1$4,801
Hitachi RAS-200RNCCLWMulti-split / VRF63 kW heating56 kW cooling15,079 kWh/yr2.5$4,825
50kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs