c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
42"
105 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
147 kWh
Label: 163 kWh ยท 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$49 / year
$486 over 10 years
Power when on
40 W ยท 0.4 W standby

23% less electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 77% 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 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40โ€“43 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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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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Kogan KALED42F98TD specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
105.4 cm (41.5")
Screen area
4,658 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
39.8 W
Passive standby power
0.40 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
163 kWh
Star rating index
6.03
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ATV5879

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5879
GEMS registration id
158394
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 December 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KALED42F98T*
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. How the derived figures are calculated.