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Screen size: 98"; 248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 6
Annual electricity use: 545 kWh; Label: 700 kWh · 0.15 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $180 / year; $1,797 over 10 years

Power when on: 149 W · 0.4 W standby

27% 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 98% of them. At your rates that is about $65 a year less than the median, $655 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	Compare
Samsung Electronics UA100M90H*100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar
Samsung Electronics UA100M90HW100"664 kWh/yr	100"	7	664	$219	99% of similar

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

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Model	Screen	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAS98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAW98"886 kWh/yr	98"	5.5	886	$292	69% of similar
Xiaomi L98MC-SAU98"808 kWh/yr	98"	6	808	$267	83% of similar
Sony K-98XR70M298"798 kWh/yr	98"	6	798	$263	91% of similar
LG 98QNED89TSA98"999 kWh/yr	98"	5	999	$330	44% of similar
Sony XR-98X90L98"944 kWh/yr	98"	5	944	$312	55% 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 98C8K98"769 kWh/yr	98"	6	769	$254	92% of similar
TCL 98C7K98"800 kWh/yr	98"	6	800	$264	89% of similar

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

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TCL 98P7K specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 247.6 cm (97.5")
Screen area: 26,198 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 148.6 W
Passive standby power: 0.43 W
Active standby power: 0.00 W
Power supply: Internal
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 700 kWh
Star rating index: 6.73
Country of manufacture: China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV6628
GEMS registration id: 166545
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 10 March 2030
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.