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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

Emerson PDVA-PM31561

The Emerson PDVA-PM31561's certified consumption is 24 kWh per year, which prices out to about $4.57 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Only a handful of certified televisions do better: it ranks 6 of 172 and undercuts the median by 87%. The same unit costs $3.00 a year in North Dakota but $11 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. Note the certified pool here is small (172 models), so rankings shift more with each data refresh.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$4.57/yr

$3.46 · cheapest certified televisions$119 · priciest
Per month
$0.38
Per day
1¢
Certified use
24 kWh/yr
Screen size
15.47 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Direct-lit LED
On-mode power
12.55 W
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 (▮) sits among all 172 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Emerson PDVA-PM31561: 24 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$4.23
Alaska27.4¢$6.64
Arizona15.5¢$3.76
Arkansas14.2¢$3.44
California35.3¢$8.56
Colorado16.5¢$4.02
Connecticut32.2¢$7.83
Delaware18.8¢$4.56
District of Columbia25.4¢$6.17
Florida15.4¢$3.74
Georgia15.4¢$3.73
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$11
Idaho12.7¢$3.08
Illinois20.5¢$4.97
Indiana17.9¢$4.35
Iowa13.9¢$3.37
Kansas15.8¢$3.83
Kentucky15.0¢$3.65
Louisiana14.4¢$3.51
Maine28.4¢$6.90
Maryland22.1¢$5.36
Massachusetts29.4¢$7.15
Michigan21.4¢$5.20
Minnesota16.4¢$3.98
Mississippi16.8¢$4.07
Missouri14.0¢$3.40
Montana13.9¢$3.38
Nebraska13.3¢$3.23
Nevada14.3¢$3.47
New Hampshire27.2¢$6.62
New Jersey23.5¢$5.72
New Mexico15.2¢$3.68
New York29.4¢$7.15
North Carolina16.3¢$3.95
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$3.00
Ohio19.5¢$4.73
Oklahoma13.3¢$3.23
Oregon15.8¢$3.83
Pennsylvania21.5¢$5.22
Rhode Island28.3¢$6.87
South Carolina17.1¢$4.14
South Dakota14.5¢$3.53
Tennessee14.9¢$3.63
Texas17.0¢$4.13
Utah13.3¢$3.23
Vermont24.6¢$5.97
Virginia17.4¢$4.22
Washington14.4¢$3.49
West Virginia16.1¢$3.90
Wisconsin19.2¢$4.67
Wyoming14.7¢$3.57

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 24 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Clear Tunes PDVA-PM3156124$4.57
Clear Tunes CT-1385S22$4.16
Clear Tunes CT-1514S20$3.76
Clear Tunes ATSC-PM8133118$3.46
Emerson ATSC-PM8133118$3.46
Emerson PDVA-PM8185133$6.16

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
1¢
Per month
$0.38
Per year
$4.52

24 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $4.52/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 24 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh is based on the standardized ENERGY STAR duty cycle of about 5 hours of on-time per day plus standby the rest of the time. Heavy streaming households will use more.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 at 24 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh is based on the standardized ENERGY STAR duty cycle of about 5 hours of on-time per day plus standby the rest of the time. Heavy streaming households will use more.
How much does the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 cost to run per month?
About $0.38 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 1¢ a day, or $4.57 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 energy efficient?
It uses 87% less electricity than the median certified television, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $3.00 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $11 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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