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Screen size: 86"; 217 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 7
Annual electricity use: 502 kWh; Label: 503 kWh · 0.14 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $166 / year; $1,657 over 10 years

Power when on: 137 W · 0.4 W standby

34% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 96% of them. At your rates that is about $84 a year less than the median, $843 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
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr	83"	6	484	$160	98% of similar
LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar
LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	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 86QNED86BSA

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr	86"	7	481	$159	99% of similar
Hisense 85Q6SNZ85"499 kWh/yr	85"	7	499	$165	97% of similar
Hisense 85Q6SAU85"499 kWh/yr	85"	7	499	$165	97% of similar
Metz 86MUC8500A86"893 kWh/yr	86"	4.5	893	$295	25% of similar
Skyworth 85Q6600H86"730 kWh/yr	86"	5	730	$241	55% of similar
Dreame 86S10086"817 kWh/yr	86"	4.5	817	$270	34% of similar

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

Other LG models of similar size

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar

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

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LG 86QNED86BSA specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 217.4 cm (85.6")
Screen area: 20,203 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 137.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.40 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 503 kWh
Star rating index: 7.08
Country of manufacture: Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7161
GEMS registration id: 175932
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 26 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.