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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

Sansui LE-55VO

The Sansui LE-55VO's certified consumption is 161 kWh per year, which prices out to about $29 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 14% of the median certified television (rank 72 of 180). The same unit costs $21 a year in Nevada but $85 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

$29/yr

$3.37 · cheapest certified televisions$116 · priciest
Per month
$2.45
Per day
8¢
Certified use
161 kWh/yr
Screen size
54.6 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Direct-lit LED
On-mode power
86.67 W
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the Sansui LE-55VO (▮) sits among all 180 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Sansui LE-55VO: 161 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$26
Alaska28.2¢$45
Arizona15.2¢$24
Arkansas14.1¢$23
California34.7¢$56
Colorado17.1¢$27
Connecticut24.3¢$39
Delaware19.3¢$31
District of Columbia24.4¢$39
Florida15.1¢$24
Georgia16.4¢$26
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$85
Idaho14.4¢$23
Illinois19.9¢$32
Indiana17.5¢$28
Iowa15.9¢$26
Kansas15.7¢$25
Kentucky14.3¢$23
Louisiana13.5¢$22
Maine29.6¢$47
Maryland21.8¢$35
Massachusetts29.6¢$48
Michigan23.0¢$37
Minnesota17.5¢$28
Mississippi14.9¢$24
Missouri16.2¢$26
Montana15.1¢$24
Nebraska13.3¢$21
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$21
New Hampshire27.0¢$43
New Jersey24.9¢$40
New Mexico15.1¢$24
New York29.5¢$47
North Carolina14.7¢$24
North Dakota14.1¢$23
Ohio19.2¢$31
Oklahoma14.3¢$23
Oregon16.3¢$26
Pennsylvania21.7¢$35
Rhode Island29.2¢$47
South Carolina15.6¢$25
South Dakota15.4¢$25
Tennessee14.1¢$23
Texas15.9¢$26
Utah13.4¢$21
Vermont24.4¢$39
Virginia17.2¢$28
Washington14.9¢$24
West Virginia15.4¢$25
Wisconsin19.6¢$31
Wyoming15.2¢$24

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 161 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Samsung QN48S90FAE161$30
XITRIX XPN-DSA6560161$30
PHILIPS 65HFL5214U/27159$29
LG OLED48C5162$30
LOEWE. stellar 65157$29
Samsung QN48S85HAE157$29

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
8¢
Per month
$2.46
Per year
$30

161 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $30/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 161 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 Sansui LE-55VO use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Sansui LE-55VO at 161 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 Sansui LE-55VO cost to run per month?
About $2.45 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 8¢ a day, or $29 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Sansui LE-55VO energy efficient?
It uses 14% less electricity than the median certified television.
What does the Sansui LE-55VO cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $21 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $85 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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