New Zealand · costs in NZD
OLED · 48"
Panasonic TH-48MZ980Z TV
Panasonic TH-48MZ980Z is a 48-inch OLED television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZTV0663).
- Screen size
- 48"
- 121 cm, OLED
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 287 kWh
- Label: 289 kWh · 0.08 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $95 / year
- $948 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 78 W · 0.5 W standby
2% 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 42% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $16 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr | 8 | $47 | |
| LG 50UM662H0LC50"149 kWh/yr | 7 | $49 | |
| Konic KUD50SG696AS50"172 kWh/yr | 7 | $57 | |
| Philips 49HFL5011T/1249"175 kWh/yr | 7 | $58 | |
| Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr | 7 | $58 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Loewe BILD i4848"274 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $90 | |
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| Sony XR-48A90K48"315 kWh/yr | 4 | $104 | |
| Kogan KAOD48X98JSTE48"331 kWh/yr | 4 | $109 | |
| Sony K-48A6048"267 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $88 | |
| LG OLED48C6PSA48"222 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $73 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Other Panasonic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic TV-48Z85AGZ48"311 kWh/yr | 4 | $103 | |
| Panasonic TH-48LZ980Z48"285 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $94 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Panasonic TH-48MZ980Z specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 120.7 cm (47.5")
- Screen area
- 6,226 cm²
- Screen technology
- OLED
- On-mode power
- 78.0 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.50 W
- Active standby power
- 18.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 289 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.61
- Country of manufacture
- Malaysia
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZTV0663
- GEMS registration id
- 152463
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2011
- 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. Manufacturer: panasonic.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.