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OLED · 48"

LG OLED48C46LA TV

LG OLED48C46LA is a 48-inch OLED television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV5860).

c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
48"
121 cm, OLED
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
290 kWh
Label: 291 kWh · 0.08 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$96 / year
$958 over 10 years
Power when on
79 W · 0.4 W standby

3% more electricity than the median of 279 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations (284 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 40% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $23 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 279 comparable 48–50 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 48–50 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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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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LG OLED48C46LA specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
120.7 cm (47.5")
Screen area
6,227 cm²
Screen technology
OLED
On-mode power
79.0 W
Passive standby power
0.40 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
291 kWh
Star rating index
4.58
Country of manufacture
Indonesia, South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5860
GEMS registration id
158194
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.