c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
55"
139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
357 kWh
Label: 357 kWh ยท 0.10 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$118 / year
$1,177 over 10 years
Power when on
97 W ยท 0.5 W standby

3% more electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 41% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year more than the median, $36 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 55 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Tvs that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr8$56
Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr7$59
LG 55UM662H0LC55"181 kWh/yr7$60
Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr7$67
Hisense 55Q6S series55"205 kWh/yr7$68

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

Tvs similar to the Samsung Electronics UA55DU8500S

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Dreame 55S10055"340 kWh/yr5$112
Signify EA227755"378 kWh/yr4.5$125
Konka KUD55XG684AN55"319 kWh/yr5$105
Konic KUD55GS677AM55"342 kWh/yr4.5$113
Chiq U55G7PG55"320 kWh/yr5$106
Konka KUD55WT702AN55"320 kWh/yr5$106
Shenzhen Xinchaoda Technology Co., Ltd LEQ55W72255"362 kWh/yr4.5$119

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

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Samsung Electronics UA55DU8500S specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
138.8 cm (54.6")
Screen area
8,230 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
97.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
357 kWh
Star rating index
4.80
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV5889

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5889
GEMS registration id
158216
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 December 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
UA55DU8*00*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
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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.