c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
98"
248 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
693 kWh
Label: 808 kWh ยท 0.19 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$229 / year
$2,286 over 10 years
Power when on
190 W

15% 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 83% of them. At your rates that is about $42 a year less than the median, $416 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Samsung Electronics UA100M90HS100"664 kWh/yr7$219
Samsung Electronics UA100M90H*100"664 kWh/yr7$219
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr6$231
Sony K-100XR30M2100"705 kWh/yr6$233
LG 100MRGB96B6100"733 kWh/yr6$242

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

Tvs similar to the Xiaomi L98MC-SAU

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Sony K-98XR70M298"798 kWh/yr6$263
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FA*98"886 kWh/yr5.5$292
TCL 98P7K98"700 kWh/yr6$231
TCL 98C8K98"769 kWh/yr6$254
Samsung Electronics QA98QN90FAS98"886 kWh/yr5.5$292
LG 98QNED#####98"999 kWh/yr5$330
LG 98QNED89TSA98"999 kWh/yr5$330
Sony XR-98X90L98"944 kWh/yr5$312

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

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Xiaomi L98MC-SAU specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
247.7 cm (97.5")
Screen area
26,216 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
189.8 W
Passive standby power
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Active standby power
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Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
808 kWh
Star rating index
6.09
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV7362
GEMS registration id
178546
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 April 2031
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. How the derived figures are calculated.