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Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

1,150 currently registered ducted air conditioners (ducted), 1,852 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
1,150
1,852 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
3,630 kWh
cold 6,425 · hot 4,414
Median estimated running cost
$1,162 / year
middle half: $782 to $1,825
Median cooling star rating
2.5
range 0.0 to 5.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 618 kWh; highest: 66,529 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, ducted air conditioners (1,150 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/SEZ-M25DAL3 618 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/ARTH09KLLAP 640 kWh, 3 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/ARTH09KSLAP 664 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Panasonic CU-Z25UBRA / CS-Z25UD3RAW 666 kWh, 2.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  5. Fujitsu AOTG09LBCB/ARTG09LLLB 711 kWh, 2 stars, 2.6 kW
  6. Fujitsu AOTG09LBCA/ARTG09LLLB 711 kWh, 2 stars, 2.6 kW

Cooling only

  1. Bonaire CRC6940012/CRC6940112 1,017 kWh, 3 stars, 12 kW
  2. Bonaire CRC6940014/CRC6940114 1,192 kWh, 3 stars, 14 kW
  3. Diamond SD010 1,211 kWh, 1.5 stars, 10 kW
  4. Lennox TSA036S4N42T/CH33-36B-2F-3 1,324 kWh, 1.5 stars, 10.26 kW

All ducted air conditioners (774)

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ducted air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Panasonic U-12ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling8,530 kWh/yr3$2,730
Braemar MCHX400D323BMulti-split / VRF, ducted40 kW heating40 kW cooling9,080 kWh/yr2.5$2,906
Gree GMV-400WM/C-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted40 kW heating40 kW cooling9,080 kWh/yr2.5$2,906
Braemar MCRX400D323BMulti-split / VRF, ducted40 kW heating40 kW cooling9,788 kWh/yr2.5$3,132
Gree GMV-VQ400WM/C-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted40 kW heating40 kW cooling9,788 kWh/yr2.5$3,132
Panasonic U-14ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating40 kW cooling10,246 kWh/yr3$3,279
Panasonic U-14ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted45 kW heating40 kW cooling10,246 kWh/yr3$3,279
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
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
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
Panasonic U-20ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted63 kW heating56 kW cooling15,403 kWh/yr3$4,929
Panasonic U-20ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted63 kW heating56 kW cooling15,403 kWh/yr3$4,929
Temperzone OPA 680RLTB2FPDQPackaged, ducted64.5 kW heating65.1 kW cooling16,073 kWh/yr3$5,143
Actron Air PRV72ATPackaged, ducted73 kW heating72 kW cooling18,998 kWh/yr2.5$6,079
Actron Air CRV72AT / EVA72ATSplit system, ducted73 kW heating72 kW cooling19,118 kWh/yr2.5$6,118
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
Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs