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Screen size: 32"; 80 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating: 4
Annual electricity use: 143 kWh; Label: 155 kWh · 0.04 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost: $47 / year; $470 over 10 years

Power when on: 38 W · 0.5 W standby

33% more electricity than the median of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations (117 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 4% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $117 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 11791145

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 148 comparable 32 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 32 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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

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Panasonic TN-32S60BGZ32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar
Akai AK3223S7WOS32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar
Hisense 32A4QNZ32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar
Hisense 32A4SAU32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar
Akai AK3221S6WOS32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar

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

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Englaon LED32M5032"163 kWh/yr	32"	4	163	$54	1% of similar
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Aiwa AWC320WZ32"145 kWh/yr	32"	4.5	145	$48	8% of similar
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Zen TV ZEN 320231"134 kWh/yr	31"	4.5	134	$44	14% of similar
TECO LED32IHRK31"140 kWh/yr	31"	4.5	140	$46	13% of similar
Zen TV ZEN 320131"134 kWh/yr	31"	4.5	134	$44	14% of similar
Hisense 32A4QAU32"89 kWh/yr	32"	6	89	$29	96% of similar

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

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Vdt LEW32EA16 specifications

Screen size (diagonal): 80.1 cm (31.5")
Screen area: 2,744 cm²
Screen technology: LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power: 38.4 W
Passive standby power: 0.46 W
Active standby power: 0.64 W
Power supply: External power supply
Tuner: Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label): 155 kWh
Star rating index: 4.27
Country of manufacture: China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ATV7428
GEMS registration id: 179844
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 25 May 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. How the derived figures are calculated.