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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung QN83S85FAE

The Samsung QN83S85FAE's certified consumption is 312 kWh per year, which prices out to about $57 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 68% more than the median television (rank 158 of 180) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. Where you live moves the bill from $41 a year in Nevada to $165 in Hawaii. 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

$57/yr

$3.37 · cheapest certified televisions$116 · priciest
Per month
$4.77
Per day
16¢
Certified use
312 kWh/yr
Screen size
82.5 in
Display type
OLED
Backlight
OLED
On-mode power
167.65 W
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the Samsung QN83S85FAE (▮) sits among all 180 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung QN83S85FAE: 312 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$51
Alaska28.2¢$88
Arizona15.2¢$47
Arkansas14.1¢$44
California34.7¢$108
Colorado17.1¢$53
Connecticut24.3¢$76
Delaware19.3¢$60
District of Columbia24.4¢$76
Florida15.1¢$47
Georgia16.4¢$51
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$165
Idaho14.4¢$45
Illinois19.9¢$62
Indiana17.5¢$55
Iowa15.9¢$50
Kansas15.7¢$49
Kentucky14.3¢$45
Louisiana13.5¢$42
Maine29.6¢$92
Maryland21.8¢$68
Massachusetts29.6¢$92
Michigan23.0¢$72
Minnesota17.5¢$55
Mississippi14.9¢$46
Missouri16.2¢$51
Montana15.1¢$47
Nebraska13.3¢$41
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$41
New Hampshire27.0¢$84
New Jersey24.9¢$78
New Mexico15.1¢$47
New York29.5¢$92
North Carolina14.7¢$46
North Dakota14.1¢$44
Ohio19.2¢$60
Oklahoma14.3¢$45
Oregon16.3¢$51
Pennsylvania21.7¢$68
Rhode Island29.2¢$91
South Carolina15.6¢$49
South Dakota15.4¢$48
Tennessee14.1¢$44
Texas15.9¢$50
Utah13.4¢$42
Vermont24.4¢$76
Virginia17.2¢$54
Washington14.9¢$47
West Virginia15.4¢$48
Wisconsin19.6¢$61
Wyoming15.2¢$48

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 312 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG OLED83B4PU314$58
Samsung QN77S95FAF314$58
Samsung QN77S95HAF316$58
Samsung QN75QN90DAF308$56
XITRIX XPN-DSA8650306$56
LG 86QNED85TU306$56

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
16¢
Per month
$4.77
Per year
$57

312 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $57/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 312 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 Samsung QN83S85FAE use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung QN83S85FAE at 312 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 Samsung QN83S85FAE cost to run per month?
About $4.77 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 16¢ a day, or $57 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung QN83S85FAE energy efficient?
It uses 68% more electricity than the median certified television, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Samsung QN83S85FAE cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $41 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $165 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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