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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27

The PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27's certified consumption is 93 kWh per year, which prices out to about $18 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified television — 50% less electricity than the median, ranked 18 of 172. Where you live moves the bill from $12 a year in North Dakota to $43 in Hawaii. 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

$18/yr

$3.46 · cheapest certified televisions$119 · priciest
Per month
$1.46
Per day
Certified use
93 kWh/yr
Screen size
42.5 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Direct-lit LED
On-mode power
60.1 W
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 (▮) sits among all 172 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27: 93 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$16
Alaska27.4¢$25
Arizona15.5¢$14
Arkansas14.2¢$13
California35.3¢$33
Colorado16.5¢$15
Connecticut32.2¢$30
Delaware18.8¢$18
District of Columbia25.4¢$24
Florida15.4¢$14
Georgia15.4¢$14
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$43
Idaho12.7¢$12
Illinois20.5¢$19
Indiana17.9¢$17
Iowa13.9¢$13
Kansas15.8¢$15
Kentucky15.0¢$14
Louisiana14.4¢$13
Maine28.4¢$26
Maryland22.1¢$21
Massachusetts29.4¢$27
Michigan21.4¢$20
Minnesota16.4¢$15
Mississippi16.8¢$16
Missouri14.0¢$13
Montana13.9¢$13
Nebraska13.3¢$12
Nevada14.3¢$13
New Hampshire27.2¢$25
New Jersey23.5¢$22
New Mexico15.2¢$14
New York29.4¢$27
North Carolina16.3¢$15
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$12
Ohio19.5¢$18
Oklahoma13.3¢$12
Oregon15.8¢$15
Pennsylvania21.5¢$20
Rhode Island28.3¢$26
South Carolina17.1¢$16
South Dakota14.5¢$14
Tennessee14.9¢$14
Texas17.0¢$16
Utah13.3¢$12
Vermont24.6¢$23
Virginia17.4¢$16
Washington14.4¢$13
West Virginia16.1¢$15
Wisconsin19.2¢$18
Wyoming14.7¢$14

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 93 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG 43QNED80AU99$19
Sansui LE-43VA199$19
PHILIPS 43HFL6214U/27100$19
Sansui LE-40TA1104$19
PHILIPS 43BFL2214/27104$20
Sansui LE-43KA182$15

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
Per month
$1.46
Per year
$18

93 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $18/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 93 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 PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 at 93 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 PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 cost to run per month?
About $1.46 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 5¢ a day, or $18 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 energy efficient?
It uses 50% less electricity than the median certified television, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the PHILIPS 43HFL4518U/27 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $12 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $43 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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