c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
58"
146 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
271 kWh
Label: 299 kWh ยท 0.07 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$89 / year
$893 over 10 years
Power when on
74 W ยท 0.3 W standby

14% less electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 75% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $140 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 438 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 New Zealand, 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$56
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr7$59
LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr7$60
Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr7$67
Hisense 55Q6SAU55"205 kWh/yr7$68

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Philips 58HFL6214U/1258"294 kWh/yr6$97
Kogan KALED58RT9220SVC58"271 kWh/yr6$89
TECO LED58BQUSRC58"335 kWh/yr5.5$111
TCL 58P63558"251 kWh/yr6$83
TECO LED58AUSRC58"349 kWh/yr5$115

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

Other Hisense models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense 58Q6SAU58"277 kWh/yr6$91
Hisense 58Q6SNZ58"277 kWh/yr6$91

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

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Hisense 58A6KAU specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
146.1 cm (57.5")
Screen area
9,163 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
73.7 W
Passive standby power
0.32 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
299 kWh
Star rating index
6.04
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5754
GEMS registration id
156287
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 August 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: global.hisense.com. How the derived figures are calculated.