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Screen size: 55"; 139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 5
Annual electricity use: 338 kWh; Label: 338 kWh · 0.09 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $111 / year; $1,115 over 10 years

Power when on: 92 W · 0.4 W standby

2% less electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 54% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $26 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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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.

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr	55"	8	170	$56	100% of similar
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr	55"	7	180	$59	100% of similar
LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr	55"	7	181	$60	99% of similar
Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr	55"	7	202	$67	99% of similar
Hisense 55Q6SNZ55"205 kWh/yr	55"	7	205	$68	98% of similar

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

Tvs similar to the LG 55QNED81TSA

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Veon VNG3F552555"304 kWh/yr	55"	5.5	304	$100	69% of similar
Konka KUD55XG684AN55"319 kWh/yr	55"	5	319	$105	66% of similar
Panasonic TV-55W95AGZ55"296 kWh/yr	55"	5.5	296	$98	77% of similar
Veon VNG3F55 Serise55"304 kWh/yr	55"	5.5	304	$100	69% of similar
Konka KUD55WT702AN55"320 kWh/yr	55"	5	320	$106	65% of similar
Coocaa 55G6500H55"280 kWh/yr	55"	5.5	280	$92	84% of similar
Chiq U55M10F55"295 kWh/yr	55"	5.5	295	$97	78% of similar
Sony K-55S20M255"311 kWh/yr	55"	5	311	$103	67% of similar

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

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LG 55QNED81TSA specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 138.8 cm (54.6")
Screen area: 8,230 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 92.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.40 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 338 kWh
Star rating index: 5.05
Country of manufacture: Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV5861
GEMS registration id: 158182
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 2 December 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, New Zealand
Family: –
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.