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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

LG 55QNED82AU

The LG 55QNED82AU's certified consumption is 133 kWh per year, which prices out to about $25 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Compared with the median certified television, it uses 29% less electricity — rank 43 out of 172. The same unit costs $16 a year in North Dakota but $62 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

$25/yr

$3.46 · cheapest certified televisions$119 · priciest
Per month
$2.09
Per day
Certified use
133 kWh/yr
Screen size
54.6 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Edge-lit LED
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the LG 55QNED82AU (▮) sits among all 172 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG 55QNED82AU: 133 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$23
Alaska27.4¢$36
Arizona15.5¢$21
Arkansas14.2¢$19
California35.3¢$47
Colorado16.5¢$22
Connecticut32.2¢$43
Delaware18.8¢$25
District of Columbia25.4¢$34
Florida15.4¢$20
Georgia15.4¢$20
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$62
Idaho12.7¢$17
Illinois20.5¢$27
Indiana17.9¢$24
Iowa13.9¢$18
Kansas15.8¢$21
Kentucky15.0¢$20
Louisiana14.4¢$19
Maine28.4¢$38
Maryland22.1¢$29
Massachusetts29.4¢$39
Michigan21.4¢$28
Minnesota16.4¢$22
Mississippi16.8¢$22
Missouri14.0¢$19
Montana13.9¢$18
Nebraska13.3¢$18
Nevada14.3¢$19
New Hampshire27.2¢$36
New Jersey23.5¢$31
New Mexico15.2¢$20
New York29.4¢$39
North Carolina16.3¢$22
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$16
Ohio19.5¢$26
Oklahoma13.3¢$18
Oregon15.8¢$21
Pennsylvania21.5¢$29
Rhode Island28.3¢$38
South Carolina17.1¢$23
South Dakota14.5¢$19
Tennessee14.9¢$20
Texas17.0¢$23
Utah13.3¢$18
Vermont24.6¢$33
Virginia17.4¢$23
Washington14.4¢$19
West Virginia16.1¢$21
Wisconsin19.2¢$26
Wyoming14.7¢$20

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 133 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Samsung QN42S90DAE132$25
PHILIPS 50HFL6214U/27132$25
Sansui LE-50V1135$25
Sansui LE-55V4135$25
LG 50QNED85TU136$26
LG OLED42C4PU136$26

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
Per month
$2.09
Per year
$25

133 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $25/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 133 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 LG 55QNED82AU use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG 55QNED82AU at 133 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 LG 55QNED82AU cost to run per month?
About $2.09 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 7¢ a day, or $25 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG 55QNED82AU energy efficient?
It uses 29% less electricity than the median certified television, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the LG 55QNED82AU cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $16 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $62 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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