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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 (2)

Clear
ducted air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Brivis AONSR13B1/AINHU11B1Split system, ducted11.3 kW heating10.3 kW cooling1,881 kWh/yr4.5$602
Brivis AONSR15B1/AINHU15B1Split system, ducted15.7 kW heating13.6 kW cooling2,497 kWh/yr5$799
Ducted Air conditioners: Energy Ratings & Running Costs