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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

LG 86QNED80AU

The LG 86QNED80AU's certified consumption is 234 kWh per year, which prices out to about $43 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 26% above the median television, ranked 121 of 180. The same unit costs $31 a year in Nevada but $123 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. Note the certified pool here is small (180 models), so rankings shift more with each data refresh.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$43/yr

$3.37 · cheapest certified televisions$116 · priciest
Per month
$3.58
Per day
12¢
Certified use
234 kWh/yr
Screen size
85.6 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Edge-lit LED
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the LG 86QNED80AU (▮) sits among all 180 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG 86QNED80AU: 234 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$38
Alaska28.2¢$66
Arizona15.2¢$36
Arkansas14.1¢$33
California34.7¢$81
Colorado17.1¢$40
Connecticut24.3¢$57
Delaware19.3¢$45
District of Columbia24.4¢$57
Florida15.1¢$35
Georgia16.4¢$38
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$123
Idaho14.4¢$34
Illinois19.9¢$47
Indiana17.5¢$41
Iowa15.9¢$37
Kansas15.7¢$37
Kentucky14.3¢$33
Louisiana13.5¢$32
Maine29.6¢$69
Maryland21.8¢$51
Massachusetts29.6¢$69
Michigan23.0¢$54
Minnesota17.5¢$41
Mississippi14.9¢$35
Missouri16.2¢$38
Montana15.1¢$35
Nebraska13.3¢$31
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$31
New Hampshire27.0¢$63
New Jersey24.9¢$58
New Mexico15.1¢$35
New York29.5¢$69
North Carolina14.7¢$34
North Dakota14.1¢$33
Ohio19.2¢$45
Oklahoma14.3¢$34
Oregon16.3¢$38
Pennsylvania21.7¢$51
Rhode Island29.2¢$68
South Carolina15.6¢$36
South Dakota15.4¢$36
Tennessee14.1¢$33
Texas15.9¢$37
Utah13.4¢$31
Vermont24.4¢$57
Virginia17.2¢$40
Washington14.9¢$35
West Virginia15.4¢$36
Wisconsin19.6¢$46
Wyoming15.2¢$36

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 234 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG OLED65B5234$43
Samsung QN65S95HAF234$43
Samsung QN65QN90FAF235$43
LG OLED65G6WU233$43
Sansui LE-65V1235$43
Samsung QN65S95FAF237$43

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
12¢
Per month
$3.58
Per year
$43

234 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $43/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 234 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 86QNED80AU use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG 86QNED80AU at 234 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 86QNED80AU cost to run per month?
About $3.58 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 12¢ a day, or $43 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG 86QNED80AU energy efficient?
It uses 26% more electricity than the median certified television.
What does the LG 86QNED80AU cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $31 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $123 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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