c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
43"
108 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
233 kWh
Label: 236 kWh ยท 0.06 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$77 / year
$770 over 10 years
Power when on
63 W ยท 0.5 W standby

11% 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 34% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $78 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.

Tvs that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 43UM662H4LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44
LG 43UM662H0LC43"134 kWh/yr7$44
Toshiba 43V35NP43"137 kWh/yr7$45
Walton W43D210GAU43"138 kWh/yr7$46
Walton W43D210G43"138 kWh/yr7$46

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

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Toshiba 43C350MP43"214 kWh/yr5$71
TECO LED43AUSRC43"214 kWh/yr5$71
Chiq U43G7PG43"214 kWh/yr5$71
Eko K43FSG1143"212 kWh/yr5$70
Telefunken TL430TQZ143"215 kWh/yr5$71
Veon VN43ID702343"212 kWh/yr5$70

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

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Sony K-43S30 specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
108.0 cm (42.5")
Screen area
4,978 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
63.2 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
10.50 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
236 kWh
Star rating index
4.63
Country of manufacture
Malaysia, Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5883
GEMS registration id
158508
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
12 December 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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. Manufacturer: sony.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.