c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
24"
60 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
67 kWh
Label: 68 kWh Β· 0.02 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$22 / year
$216 over 10 years
Power when on
18 W Β· 0.3 W standby

16% less electricity than the median of 139 comparable under 32 inch TV registrations (81 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 71% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $41 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 139 comparable under 32 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered under 32 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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Altius AT24HDNFB24"59 kWh/yr6$19
Akai AK24**S7WOS24"60 kWh/yr6$19
Akai AK2423S7WOS24"60 kWh/yr6$19

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

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Akai AK2423S7WOS24"60 kWh/yr6$19
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Polaroid PL2421FHDC specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
59.8 cm (23.5")
Screen area
1,527 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
18.0 W
Passive standby power
0.33 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
68 kWh
Star rating index
6.01
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV4966
GEMS registration id
145334
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 March 2027
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.