c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
60"
153 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
382 kWh
Label: 383 kWh ยท 0.10 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$126 / year
$1,261 over 10 years
Power when on
104 W ยท 0.5 W standby

15% less electricity than the median of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about $22 a year less than the median, $224 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 65 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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Hisense 58Q6S58"277 kWh/yr6$91

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

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Coocaa 60G6500H60"300 kWh/yr6$99
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Coocaa 60G6500H60"300 kWh/yr6$99
Veon VNG3FN602560"250 kWh/yr7$83
Skyworth 60Q6600H60"280 kWh/yr6$92
Linsar LS60UHDNF2360"299 kWh/yr6$99

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

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Samsung Electronics UA60BU8000S specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
152.7 cm (60.1")
Screen area
9,958 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
104.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
383 kWh
Star rating index
5.28
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV4735
GEMS registration id
143527
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
12 December 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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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.