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Screen size: 98"; 248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 6
Annual electricity use: 698 kWh; Label: 800 kWh · 0.19 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $230 / year; $2,305 over 10 years

Power when on: 191 W · 0.3 W standby

16% less electricity than the median of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations (955 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 89% of them. At your rates that is about $45 a year less than the median, $447 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 9558001,447

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 89 comparable 95 inch and above TV registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 95 inch and above 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
Samsung Electronics UA100M90H*100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar
Samsung Electronics UA100M90HS100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr	98"	6	700	$231	98% of similar
Sony K-100XR30M2100"705 kWh/yr	100"	6	705	$233	97% of similar
LG 100MRGB96B6100"733 kWh/yr	100"	6	733	$242	94% of similar

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

Tvs similar to the TCL 98C7L

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAW98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar
Sony K-98XR70M298"798 kWh/yr	98"	6	798	$263	91% of similar
Xiaomi L98MC-SAU98"808 kWh/yr	98"	6	808	$267	83% of similar
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAS98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar
Sony XR-98X90L98"944 kWh/yr	98"	5	944	$312	55% of similar
LG 98QNED89TSA98"999 kWh/yr	98"	5	999	$330	44% of similar

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

Other TCL models of similar size

Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr	98"	6	700	$231	98% of similar
TCL 98C8K98"769 kWh/yr	98"	6	769	$254	92% of similar

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

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TCL 98C7L specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 247.6 cm (97.5")
Screen area: 26,198 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 190.9 W
Passive standby power: 0.32 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 800 kWh
Star rating index: 6.13
Country of manufacture: China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7273
GEMS registration id: 176902
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.