c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
55"
139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
267 kWh
Label: 304 kWh Β· 0.07 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$856 over 10 years
Power when on
73 W

12% less electricity than the median of 454 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 70% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year less than the median, $118 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 454 comparable 55 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 55 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
LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr8$54
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr7$58
LG 55UM662H4LC55"181 kWh/yr7$58
Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr7$65
Hisense 55Q6S series55"205 kWh/yr7$66

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

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Kogan KAQLED55RQ9510SVB55"247 kWh/yr6$79
Jvc LT-55NQ7155A55"247 kWh/yr6$79
Hubbl Glass LT055A-04-FXTL55"240 kWh/yr6$77
Teac LE55GA52255"247 kWh/yr6$79

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

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Prism+ Q55U specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
138.7 cm (54.6")
Screen area
8,226 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
73.3 W
Passive standby power
–
Active standby power
–
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
304 kWh
Star rating index
5.52
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV5375
GEMS registration id
151572
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 December 2027
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.