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Screen size: 86"; 217 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 6
Annual electricity use: 535 kWh; Label: 535 kWh · 0.15 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $177 / year; $1,765 over 10 years

Power when on: 146 W · 0.4 W standby

29% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 90% of them. At your rates that is about $74 a year less than the median, $739 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 7595361,076

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 85 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
Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr	85"	7	463	$153	100% of similar
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr	86"	7	481	$159	99% of similar
LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr	83"	6	484	$160	98% of similar

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

Tvs similar to the LG 86MRGB86BSA

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
TCL 85A300W85"600 kWh/yr	85"	6	600	$198	79% of similar
Sony K-85XR30M285"615 kWh/yr	85"	6	615	$203	78% of similar
TCL 85C6L85"555 kWh/yr	85"	6	555	$183	87% of similar
Panasonic TV-85W95BGZ85"506 kWh/yr	85"	6	506	$167	95% of similar
Samsung Electronics UA85M80HAS85"518 kWh/yr	85"	6	518	$171	94% of similar
Samsung Electronics UA85M80HA*85"518 kWh/yr	85"	6	518	$171	94% of similar
Xiaomi L85MC-SAU85"595 kWh/yr	85"	6	595	$196	80% of similar
Toshiba 85C350NP85"599 kWh/yr	85"	6	599	$198	79% of similar

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

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LG 86MRGB86BSA specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 217.4 cm (85.6")
Screen area: 20,203 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 146.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.40 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 535 kWh
Star rating index: 6.80
Country of manufacture: Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7181
GEMS registration id: 175702
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 27 January 2031
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.