Name: Samsung Electronics QA98LS03HEW
Brand: Samsung Electronics
SKU: ATV7244

Electricity pricec/kWh

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Screen size: 97"; 246 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 6
Annual electricity use: 740 kWh; Label: 740 kWh · 0.20 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $244 / year; $2,442 over 10 years

Power when on: 202 W · 0.5 W standby

22% less electricity than the median of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations (955 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 93% of them. At your rates that is about $71 a year less than the median, $709 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 9558001,447

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 95 inch and above 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	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Samsung Electronics UA100M90H*100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar
Samsung Electronics UA100M90HS100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr	98"	6	700	$231	98% of similar
Sony K-100XR30M2100"705 kWh/yr	100"	6	705	$233	97% of similar

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

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TCL 98C8K98"769 kWh/yr	98"	6	769	$254	92% of similar
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr	98"	6	700	$231	98% of similar
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAW98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FA*98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar

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

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Samsung Electronics QA98LS03HEW specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 246.1 cm (96.9")
Screen area: 26,041 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 202.0 W
Passive standby power: 0.50 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Digital
Annual energy (label): 740 kWh
Star rating index: 6.45
Country of manufacture: Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV7244

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7244
GEMS registration id: 176855
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 10 February 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: QA98LS03HE*
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard: –

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.