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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 (1,792)

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ducted air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Coates RPA-C020Packaged, ducted23.4 kW heating21 kW cooling7,509 kWh/yr1.5$2,403
Aggreko RPA-020S-R410APackaged, ducted23.4 kW heating21 kW cooling7,509 kWh/yr1.5$2,403
APAC P065AHR3SA-LRRPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-RTRPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC S065OVR3SA / S065IHR3SA-Split system, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-RRRPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-LBBPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-RTTPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-LTRPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-Packaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-RBBPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC S065OVR3SA / S065IHR3SA-FRSplit system, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC S065OVR3SA / S065IHR3SA-TRSplit system, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
APAC P065AHR3SA-LTTPackaged, ducted62.9 kW heating63.5 kW cooling7,546 kWh/yr1.5$2,415
Braemar SCHV24D3S/SDHV24D1SSplit system, ducted26 kW heating24 kW cooling7,557 kWh/yr1.5$2,418
Temperzone OPA550RKTBG-PPackaged, ducted53.4 kW heating52.9 kW cooling7,577 kWh/yr1$2,425
Daikin RZQ250LY1 / FDYQN250LBV1Split system, ducted26.8 kW heating23.5 kW cooling7,644 kWh/yr1.5$2,446
APAC S054OVC3SA-H / S054IHC3SA-FSplit system, ducted56.9 kW cooling7,680 kWh/yr1$2,458
APAC S054OVC3SA- / S054IHC3SA-Split system, ducted56.9 kW cooling7,680 kWh/yr1$2,458
APAC P054AHC3SAPackaged, ducted56.9 kW cooling7,680 kWh/yr1$2,458
APAC P054AHC3SA-RPackaged, ducted56.9 kW cooling7,680 kWh/yr1$2,458
APAC P054AHC3SA-LPackaged, ducted56.9 kW cooling7,680 kWh/yr1$2,458
Gree GMV-280WL/A-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling7,692 kWh/yr2$2,461
Braemar MCSX280D317BMulti-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling7,692 kWh/yr2$2,461
Braemar MCSX260D314BMulti-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling7,692 kWh/yr2$2,461
Braemar MCSX2*0D31*BMulti-split / VRF, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling7,692 kWh/yr2$2,461
Gree GMV-335WM/C-X(A)Multi-split / VRF, ducted33.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling7,806 kWh/yr2.5$2,498
Braemar MCHX335D319BMulti-split / VRF, ducted33.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling7,806 kWh/yr2.5$2,498
Fujitsu AOTA90LALT/ARTC90LATUSplit system, ducted28 kW heating25 kW cooling7,818 kWh/yr1.5$2,502
Diamond RT065Packaged, ducted65.1 kW cooling7,854 kWh/yr1.5$2,513
AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/110Packaged, ducted22.9 kW heating26.3 kW cooling7,864 kWh/yr1.5$2,516
Samsung Electronics AM100KXMDGH/EUFixed, ducted31.5 kW heating28 kW cooling7,940 kWh/yr1.5$2,541
Actron Air SCA260C/SCG260ESplit system, ducted25.3 kW heating24.7 kW cooling7,953 kWh/yr1.5$2,545
Actron Air PCG260UPackaged, ducted25.3 kW heating24.7 kW cooling7,960 kWh/yr1.5$2,547
APAC P064AHC3SA-RPackaged, ducted63.4 kW cooling7,997 kWh/yr1.5$2,559
APAC P064AHC3SA-LPackaged, ducted63.4 kW cooling7,997 kWh/yr1.5$2,559
APAC P064AHC3SAPackaged, ducted63.4 kW cooling7,997 kWh/yr1.5$2,559
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/ECO/110Packaged, ducted24.9 kW heating24.5 kW cooling8,110 kWh/yr1.5$2,595
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/EC/WP/110Packaged, ducted24.9 kW heating24.5 kW cooling8,110 kWh/yr1.5$2,595
Diamond SD060Split system, ducted60 kW cooling8,182 kWh/yr1.5$2,618
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/WP/ECO/110Packaged, ducted24.8 kW heating24.4 kW cooling8,184 kWh/yr1.5$2,619
AIRSTAGE RAQ/K/WP/110Packaged, ducted24.8 kW heating24.4 kW cooling8,184 kWh/yr1.5$2,619
Temperzone OPA 281RLTPPackaged, ducted25.3 kW heating28.2 kW cooling8,295 kWh/yr1.5$2,654
Actron Air PKV290T-TPackaged, ducted29.8 kW heating29.6 kW cooling8,476 kWh/yr2$2,712
Actron Air CRV290T / EVA290TSplit system, ducted29.8 kW heating29.6 kW cooling8,476 kWh/yr2$2,712
Temperzone OSA670RKTB/ISD670KB-PSplit system, ducted62 kW heating63 kW cooling8,497 kWh/yr1.5$2,719
Panasonic U-12ME2R8Multi-split / VRF, ducted37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling8,530 kWh/yr3$2,730
Panasonic U-12ME2R8EMulti-split / VRF, ducted37.5 kW heating33.5 kW cooling8,530 kWh/yr3$2,730
Temperzone OPA705RKTBG-PPackaged, ducted67.5 kW heating67.9 kW cooling8,618 kWh/yr1.5$2,758
Temperzone OPA705RKTBPackaged, ducted66.4 kW heating66 kW cooling8,618 kWh/yr1.5$2,758