c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
100 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
131 kWh
Label: 152 kWh Β· 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$42 / year
$418 over 10 years
Power when on
35 W Β· 0.4 W standby

26% 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 81% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $146 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.

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

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Hisense 40Q6SAU40"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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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Chiq L40M10 specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.3 cm (39.5")
Screen area
4,262 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
35.2 W
Passive standby power
0.43 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
152 kWh
Star rating index
6.00
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV6734
GEMS registration id
169283
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
5 May 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
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.