c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
65"
164 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
473 kWh
Label: 520 kWh ยท 0.13 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$156 / year
$1,562 over 10 years
Power when on
129 W ยท 0.4 W standby

15% more electricity than the median of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 26% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year more than the median, $207 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 65 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 65UJ660H5LD65"185 kWh/yr9$61
LG 65UJ760H5SD65"200 kWh/yr8$66
Hisense 65Q6SAU65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Hisense 65Q6S series65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Jvc LT-65NQ7165A64"298 kWh/yr6$98

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

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Konka KUD65XG684AN65"442 kWh/yr5$146
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Hisense 65U8QAU specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
163.9 cm (64.5")
Screen area
11,478 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
129.2 W
Passive standby power
0.40 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
520 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ATV6714

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6714
GEMS registration id
168984
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 April 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
65U8Q Series
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.