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Screen size: 85"; 215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 4.5
Annual electricity use: 683 kWh; Label: 826 kWh · 0.19 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $225 / year; $2,252 over 10 years

Power when on: 187 W · 0.4 W standby

9% more electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 32% of them. At your rates that is about $18 a year more than the median, $183 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 7595361,076

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above 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.

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Philips 85BFL2214/9785"463 kWh/yr	85"	7	463	$153	100% of similar
Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr	86"	7	481	$159	99% of similar
LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr	83"	6	484	$160	98% of similar
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr	86"	7	484	$160	98% of similar

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

Tvs similar to the TCL 85P7LS

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Sony K-85XR70M285"729 kWh/yr	85"	5	729	$241	56% of similar
Emete EME-8505TE85"740 kWh/yr	85"	5	740	$244	54% of similar
Kogan KAQL85Q9VB85"863 kWh/yr	85"	4.5	863	$285	28% of similar
Emete EME-8504TE85"740 kWh/yr	85"	5	740	$244	54% of similar
Kogan KAQL85Q9VC85"863 kWh/yr	85"	4.5	863	$285	28% of similar
Chiq 85M810M85"871 kWh/yr	85"	4.5	871	$287	26% of similar
Chiq U85F8TG85"897 kWh/yr	85"	4	897	$296	24% of similar
Konic KUD85SG692AS85"766 kWh/yr	85"	5	766	$253	49% of similar

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

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TCL 85P7LS specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area: 19,712 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 186.5 W
Passive standby power: 0.36 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 826 kWh
Star rating index: 4.75
Country of manufacture: China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7269
GEMS registration id: 176916
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 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.