c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
100 cm, LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
158 kWh
Label: 160 kWh Β· 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$505 over 10 years
Power when on
43 W

22% less electricity than the median of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations (205 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 77% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $142 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40–43 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Tvs that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Sylvox RT40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Hisense 40Q6S40"119 kWh/yr7$38
Hisense 40Q6SAU40"119 kWh/yr7$38
Metz 40MTD6500A40"122 kWh/yr7$39

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Sylvox R*40G3KO**40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Belgique CCA-BFHD40TV40"256 kWh/yr3.5$82
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Aiwa models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Aiwa AWC400W40"123 kWh/yr6$39

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aiwa AWB405DWC specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.3 cm (39.5")
Screen area
4,260 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LCD
On-mode power
43.2 W
Passive standby power
–
Active standby power
–
Power supply
External power supply
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
160 kWh
Star rating index
5.76
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV7514
GEMS registration id
180903
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.