c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
65"
164 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
365 kWh
Label: 488 kWh ยท 0.10 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$120 / year
$1,204 over 10 years
Power when on
100 W ยท 0.3 W standby

8% more electricity than the median of 483 comparable 65 inch TV registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 35% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $91 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 (above 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.

Tvs that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 65UJ660H5LD65"185 kWh/yr9$61
LG 65UJ760H5SD65"200 kWh/yr8$66
Hisense 65Q6S series65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Hisense 65Q6SAU65"288 kWh/yr7$95
Jvc LT-65NQ7165A64"298 kWh/yr6$98

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

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Veon VNG22F652265"520 kWh/yr4.5$172
Konka KDL65CK68QNTS65"450 kWh/yr5$149
Konic KUD65GS677AM65"431 kWh/yr5$142
Blaupunkt BP650USG980065"422 kWh/yr5$139
Hyundai H65UHDMLDGTV65"576 kWh/yr4$190
Dreame 65S10065"485 kWh/yr4.5$160
Konka KUD65XG684AN65"442 kWh/yr5$146

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

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TCL 65C7L specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
163.8 cm (64.5")
Screen area
11,467 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
99.5 W
Passive standby power
0.34 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
488 kWh
Star rating index
4.79
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV7277
GEMS registration id
177069
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 February 2031
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
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.