c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
85"
215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
525 kWh
Label: 600 kWh ยท 0.14 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$173 / year
$1,734 over 10 years
Power when on
144 W ยท 0.2 W standby

21% less electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about $46 a year less than the median, $459 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 85 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
Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr7$153
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr7$159
LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr6$160

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

Tvs similar to the TCL 85A300W

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Philips 85PQT7931/7985"559 kWh/yr6$184
LG 85NU85CBPSA85"568 kWh/yr6$187
LG 85NU855BPSA85"568 kWh/yr6$187
Panasonic TV-85W95BGZ85"506 kWh/yr6$167
Samsung Electronics UA85M80HAW85"518 kWh/yr6$171
Samsung Electronics UA85M80HA*85"518 kWh/yr6$171
Xiaomi L85MC-SAU85"595 kWh/yr6$196
Toshiba 85C350NP85"599 kWh/yr6$198

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

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TCL 85A300W specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area
19,712 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
143.6 W
Passive standby power
0.23 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
600 kWh
Star rating index
6.18
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV6292
GEMS registration id
163739
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 August 2029
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.