c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
42"
105 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
191 kWh
Label: 210 kWh Β· 0.05 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$61 / year
$611 over 10 years
Power when on
52 W Β· 0.4 W standby

2% more electricity than the median of 349 comparable 40–43 inch TV registrations (205 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 47% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $15 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 (above 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 RQ40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Sylvox RT40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$29
Hisense 40Q6SNZ40"119 kWh/yr7$38
Hisense 40Q6S40"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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Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE42"244 kWh/yr4$78
Blaupunkt BP420FSG970042"240 kWh/yr4$77
Blaupunkt BP420FSG970042"163 kWh/yr6$52
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aiwa AWS420W specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
105.4 cm (41.5")
Screen area
4,683 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
51.8 W
Passive standby power
0.39 W
Active standby power
0.50 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
210 kWh
Star rating index
4.91
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV6312
GEMS registration id
164582
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 September 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia
Family
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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.