New Zealand · costs in NZD
LED-backlit LCD · 55"
TCL 55C7L TV
TCL 55C7L is a 55-inch LED-backlit LCD television registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ATV7257).
- Screen size
- 55"
- 139 cm, LED-backlit LCD
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 354 kWh
- Label: 425 kWh · 0.10 kWh per hour on
- Estimated running cost
- $117 / year
- $1,170 over 10 years
- Power when on
- 97 W · 0.3 W standby
23% more electricity than the median of 438 comparable 55 inch TV registrations (346 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 12% of them. At your rates that is about $22 a year more than the median, $217 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG 55UJ660H5LD55"170 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Coocaa 55Q66CK55"180 kWh/yr | 7 | $59 | |
| LG 55UM662H4LC55"181 kWh/yr | 7 | $60 | |
| Philips 55HFL5011T/1255"202 kWh/yr | 7 | $67 | |
| Hisense 55Q6SAU55"205 kWh/yr | 7 | $68 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Emete EME-55XXTE55"391 kWh/yr | 4 | $129 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
TCL 55C7L specifications
- Screen size (diagonal)
- 138.7 cm (54.6")
- Screen area
- 8,221 cm²
- Screen technology
- LED-backlit LCD
- On-mode power
- 96.7 W
- Passive standby power
- 0.28 W
- Active standby power
- 0.00 W
- Power supply
- Internal
- Tuner
- Analogue/Digital
- Annual energy (label)
- 425 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.02
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ATV7257
- GEMS registration id
- 176887
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 February 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.