c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
42"
106 cm, OLED
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
269 kWh
Label: 271 kWh ยท 0.07 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$89 / year
$888 over 10 years
Power when on
73 W ยท 0.5 W standby

28% more electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 8% of them. At your rates that is about $19 a year more than the median, $193 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 40โ€“43 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Sylvox RQ40G3KOCA40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Hisense 40Q6SAU40"119 kWh/yr7$39
Hisense 40Q6SNZ40"119 kWh/yr7$39
Metz 40MTD6500A40"122 kWh/yr7$40

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

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Samsung Electronics QA42S90FAE42"248 kWh/yr4$82
Blaupunkt BP420FSG970042"240 kWh/yr4$79
Samsung Electronics QA42S90HAE42"244 kWh/yr4$81
Fpd CG43-C343"301 kWh/yr3.5$99

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

Other Panasonic models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Panasonic TH-42MZ980Z42"223 kWh/yr4.5$74

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

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Panasonic TV-42Z85AGZ specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
105.5 cm (41.5")
Screen area
4,758 cmยฒ
Screen technology
OLED
On-mode power
73.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
22.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
271 kWh
Star rating index
3.83
Country of manufacture
Malaysia

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZTV0697
GEMS registration id
161317
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
โ€“
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.