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80 kW and above Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

95 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 72.5 kW up to any size (the band around the marketed 80 kW and above size), covering 178 model numbers.

Registered models
95
178 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
22,808 kWh
cold 20,640 · hot 37,585
Median estimated running cost
$7,299 / year
middle half: $4,549 to $9,767
Median cooling star rating
1.5
range 1.0 to 3.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 8,778 kWh; highest: 66,529 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 80 kW and above air conditioners (95 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. LG ARUM261LTE6 16,150 kWh, 3 stars, 72.8 kW
  2. Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGR/SA 18,784 kWh, 2.5 stars, 72.8 kW
  3. Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGH/SA 18,784 kWh, 2.5 stars, 72.8 kW
  4. Samsung Electronics AM260MXVGNR/ET 19,045 kWh, 1.5 stars, 72.8 kW
  5. Samsung Electronics AM260KXVAGH/EU 20,783 kWh, 2 stars, 72.8 kW
  6. Actron Air PRV85AT 21,630 kWh, 2.5 stars, 85 kW

Cooling only

  1. APAC P072AHC3SA-R 8,778 kWh, 1.5 stars, 74.4 kW
  2. Diamond RT074 9,252 kWh, 1.5 stars, 74.04 kW
  3. APAC S072OVC3SA-H / S072IHC3SA-F 9,443 kWh, 1.5 stars, 74.4 kW
  4. APAC P084AHC3SA-L 10,046 kWh, 1.5 stars, 84.4 kW

All 80 kW and above air conditioners (8)

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80 kW and above air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG ARUM261LTE6Multi-split / VRF74.3 kW heating72.8 kW cooling16,150 kWh/yr3$5,168
Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGR/SAMulti-split / VRF78.4 kW heating72.8 kW cooling18,784 kWh/yr2.5$6,011
Samsung Electronics AM260DXVGGH/SAMulti-split / VRF78.4 kW heating72.8 kW cooling18,784 kWh/yr2.5$6,011
Actron Air PRV85ATPackaged, ducted86 kW heating85 kW cooling21,630 kWh/yr2.5$6,922
Actron Air CRV85AT / EVA85ATSplit system, ducted86 kW heating85 kW cooling21,698 kWh/yr2.5$6,943
Actron Air CRV850T / EVA850TSplit system, ducted86 kW heating85 kW cooling24,237 kWh/yr2.5$7,756
Actron Air PRV96ATPackaged, ducted97 kW heating96 kW cooling25,238 kWh/yr2.5$8,076
Actron Air CRV96AT / EVA96ATSplit system, ducted97 kW heating96 kW cooling26,870 kWh/yr2.5$8,598
80kW and above Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs