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Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

1,149 currently registered ducted air conditioners (ducted), 1,851 model numbers, compared by the label’s annual electricity use and star rating.

Registered models
1,149
1,851 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
3,630 kWh
cold 6,434 · hot 4,416
Median estimated running cost
$1,162 / year
middle half: $783 to $1,828
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 (1,149 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-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DA 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 TSA036S41-1 1,324 kWh, 1.5 stars, 10.26 kW

All ducted air conditioners (1,152)

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ducted air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Actron Air CRV17AS / EVV17AS - EXV SESplit system, ducted18 kW heating16.8 kW cooling4,894 kWh/yr2.5$1,566
APAC P018AHR3TA-Packaged, ducted17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling4,897 kWh/yr2$1,567
APAC S018OVR3TA- / S018ILR1TA-Split system, ducted17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling4,897 kWh/yr2$1,567
APAC P018AHR3TA-LI2061APackaged, ducted17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling4,897 kWh/yr2$1,567
APAC P018AHR3TA-RI2061APackaged, ducted17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling4,897 kWh/yr2$1,567
APAC P018AHR3TA-CI2061APackaged, ducted17.8 kW heating17.8 kW cooling4,897 kWh/yr2$1,567
Panasonic U-200PZH3R8 / S-200PE4RSplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling4,923 kWh/yr2.5$1,575
Haier 1U200S5SA2FB / AD200S5SH2FASplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,007 kWh/yr2.5$1,602
Fujitsu AOTH72KRTA/ARTH72KHTASplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,010 kWh/yr2.5$1,603
Midea UCMI180OC/DUCMI180IHCSplit system, ducted22 kW heating18 kW cooling5,036 kWh/yr2$1,612
Samsung Electronics AC180JXAFNH/SA / AC180JNHFKH/SASplit system, ducted20 kW heating18 kW cooling5,038 kWh/yr2.5$1,612
Actron Air PKV210T-TPackaged, ducted20.1 kW heating19.1 kW cooling5,088 kWh/yr2$1,628
Actron Air CRS20AT / ECA20AS & EFA20ASSplit system, ducted22 kW heating19.8 kW cooling5,098 kWh/yr2.5$1,631
Actron Air CRS20AT / EVA20ASSplit system, ducted22 kW heating19.8 kW cooling5,098 kWh/yr2.5$1,631
Panasonic U-8LE1R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted25 kW heating22.4 kW cooling5,106 kWh/yr3$1,634
Panasonic U-8LE1R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted25 kW heating22.4 kW cooling5,106 kWh/yr3$1,634
LG B62AWYU7L6 / B62AWYN9L6Split system, ducted20.6 kW heating18 kW cooling5,131 kWh/yr2$1,642
Actron Air CRV22BT / EVV22BSSplit system, ducted23 kW heating22 kW cooling5,232 kWh/yr2.5$1,674
Actron Air CRV22BT / EAA22BS & EFV22BSSplit system, ducted23 kW heating22 kW cooling5,232 kWh/yr2.5$1,674
Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-ZM200YKA-A / PEA-M200LAASplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,252 kWh/yr2.5$1,681
Panasonic U-200PZH2R8/S-200PE3R5BSplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,271 kWh/yr2$1,687
Braemar MCRX224D313BMulti-split / VRF, ducted22.4 kW heating22.4 kW cooling5,364 kWh/yr2$1,716
Bonaire CRC6960018/CRC6960118Split system, ducted20 kW heating18 kW cooling5,372 kWh/yr2$1,719
Actron Air PRV22ATPackaged, ducted23 kW heating22 kW cooling5,387 kWh/yr2.5$1,724
Gree FGR20Pd/D1Na-X(Au)(O) / FGR20Pd/D1Na-X(Au)(I)Split system, ducted22.5 kW heating20.4 kW cooling5,406 kWh/yr2$1,730
Braemar SCHS20D3B/SDHS20D1SSplit system, ducted22.5 kW heating20.4 kW cooling5,435 kWh/yr2$1,739
Toshiba RAV-GM2241AT8-A/RAV-RM2241DTP-E2Split system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,437 kWh/yr2$1,740
Actron Air CRV15AT / EAA15AS & EFV15ASSplit system, ducted16 kW heating14.8 kW cooling5,462 kWh/yr2.5$1,748
Actron Air CRV15AT / EVV15ASSplit system, ducted16 kW heating14.8 kW cooling5,462 kWh/yr2.5$1,748
Actron Air CRV15AT / EVV15AS - EXV SESplit system, ducted16 kW heating14.8 kW cooling5,462 kWh/yr2.5$1,748
Haier 1U180S2SP5FA / AD180S2SH5FASplit system, ducted20 kW heating18 kW cooling5,476 kWh/yr2$1,752
AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/17Packaged, ducted16.4 kW heating18.8 kW cooling5,497 kWh/yr2$1,759
Panasonic U-10ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling5,508 kWh/yr3$1,763
Panasonic U-10ME2R8E/S-22MF2E5A/S-60MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling5,508 kWh/yr3$1,763
Panasonic U-10ME2R8/S-22MF2E5A/S-60MF2E5AMulti-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling5,508 kWh/yr3$1,763
Actron Air CRV240T / EVV240SSplit system, ducted23 kW heating21.5 kW cooling5,554 kWh/yr2.5$1,777
Actron Air CRV240T / EAA240S & EFV240SSplit system, ducted23 kW heating21.5 kW cooling5,554 kWh/yr2.5$1,777
Actron Air CRS23AT / EVA23ASSplit system, ducted24.5 kW heating22.6 kW cooling5,654 kWh/yr2.5$1,809
Actron Air CRS23AT / ECA23AS & EFA23ASSplit system, ducted24.5 kW heating22.6 kW cooling5,654 kWh/yr2.5$1,809
Haier AV18IMAURAMulti-split / VRF, ducted56.5 kW heating50 kW cooling5,671 kWh/yr2$1,815
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC224KXZRE2Multi-split / VRF, ducted22.4 kW heating22.4 kW cooling5,671 kWh/yr2$1,815
Toshiba RAV-GM2243AT8P-A / RAV-GM2241DTP-ASplit system, ducted22.4 kW heating20 kW cooling5,678 kWh/yr2$1,817
Samsung Electronics AC200HCADNG/SA / AC200HEHPKG/SASplit system, ducted22.5 kW heating20 kW cooling5,683 kWh/yr2$1,819
Panasonic U-224PZH3R8 / S-224PE4RSplit system, ducted25 kW heating22.4 kW cooling5,726 kWh/yr2.5$1,832
Haier 1U250S5SA2FB / AD250S5SH2FASplit system, ducted25 kW heating22 kW cooling5,790 kWh/yr2.5$1,853
LG B70AWYU7L6 / B70AWYN9L6Split system, ducted22.6 kW heating20 kW cooling5,803 kWh/yr2$1,857
Actron Air PRV17AT-TPackaged, ducted18.4 kW heating17 kW cooling5,833 kWh/yr2$1,867
Actron Air CRV25BT / EAA25BS & EFV25BSSplit system, ducted26 kW heating25 kW cooling5,912 kWh/yr2.5$1,892
Actron Air CRV25BT / EVV25BSSplit system, ducted26 kW heating25 kW cooling5,912 kWh/yr2.5$1,892
Actron Air PKV240T-TPackaged, ducted23.4 kW heating20.8 kW cooling5,980 kWh/yr2$1,914
Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs