c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
40"
100 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
152 kWh
Label: 167 kWh ยท 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$501 over 10 years
Power when on
42 W

21% less electricity than the median of 311 comparable 40โ€“43 inch TV registrations (212 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 74% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $135 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 (below 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.

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Sylvox RT40G3KOFA40"92 kWh/yr8$30
Hisense 40Q6SNZ40"119 kWh/yr7$39
Hisense 40Q6SAU40"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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Coocaa 40E5500H40"135 kWh/yr6$45
Konka KDG40RT680AN240"126 kWh/yr6$42
Walton 40RG_AU40"135 kWh/yr6$45
Blaupunkt BP40TIZDVD40"132 kWh/yr6$44
Coocaa 40E5500H40"135 kWh/yr6$45
Akai AK40FHDZEN40"137 kWh/yr6$45

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

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Philips 40PFT6529 specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
100.3 cm (39.5")
Screen area
4,262 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
41.6 W
Passive standby power
โ€“
Active standby power
โ€“
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
167 kWh
Star rating index
5.57
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6378
GEMS registration id
165831
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 December 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
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.