c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
86"
217 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
484 kWh
Label: 484 kWh ยท 0.13 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$160 / year
$1,597 over 10 years
Power when on
132 W ยท 0.4 W standby

36% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 98% of them. At your rates that is about $91 a year less than the median, $907 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr7$153

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

Tvs similar to the LG 86QNED81ASA

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr7$159
Hisense 85Q6SNZ85"499 kWh/yr7$165
Hisense 85Q6SAU85"499 kWh/yr7$165
Metz 86MUC8500A86"893 kWh/yr4.5$295
Skyworth 85Q6600H86"730 kWh/yr5$241
Dreame 86S10086"817 kWh/yr4.5$270

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

Other LG models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr7$160
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160

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

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LG 86QNED81ASA specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
217.4 cm (85.6")
Screen area
20,201 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
132.0 W
Passive standby power
0.40 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
484 kWh
Star rating index
7.25
Country of manufacture
Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6420
GEMS registration id
166077
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
1 January 2030
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. How the derived figures are calculated.