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Running cost · Televisions · ENERGY STAR certified

Sansui LE-75VA1

The Sansui LE-75VA1's certified consumption is 273 kWh per year, which prices out to about $51 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 46% more electricity than the median television, ranked 135 of 172. The same unit costs $34 a year in North Dakota but $127 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

$51/yr

$3.46 · cheapest certified televisions$119 · priciest
Per month
$4.29
Per day
14¢
Certified use
273 kWh/yr
Screen size
74.37 in
Display type
LCD
Backlight
Direct-lit LED
On-mode power
148.56 W
18 kWh631 kWh
Where the Sansui LE-75VA1 (▮) sits among all 172 certified televisions, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Sansui LE-75VA1: 273 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$48
Alaska27.4¢$75
Arizona15.5¢$42
Arkansas14.2¢$39
California35.3¢$96
Colorado16.5¢$45
Connecticut32.2¢$88
Delaware18.8¢$51
District of Columbia25.4¢$69
Florida15.4¢$42
Georgia15.4¢$42
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$127
Idaho12.7¢$35
Illinois20.5¢$56
Indiana17.9¢$49
Iowa13.9¢$38
Kansas15.8¢$43
Kentucky15.0¢$41
Louisiana14.4¢$39
Maine28.4¢$78
Maryland22.1¢$60
Massachusetts29.4¢$81
Michigan21.4¢$58
Minnesota16.4¢$45
Mississippi16.8¢$46
Missouri14.0¢$38
Montana13.9¢$38
Nebraska13.3¢$36
Nevada14.3¢$39
New Hampshire27.2¢$74
New Jersey23.5¢$64
New Mexico15.2¢$41
New York29.4¢$81
North Carolina16.3¢$44
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$34
Ohio19.5¢$53
Oklahoma13.3¢$36
Oregon15.8¢$43
Pennsylvania21.5¢$59
Rhode Island28.3¢$77
South Carolina17.1¢$47
South Dakota14.5¢$40
Tennessee14.9¢$41
Texas17.0¢$46
Utah13.3¢$36
Vermont24.6¢$67
Virginia17.4¢$48
Washington14.4¢$39
West Virginia16.1¢$44
Wisconsin19.2¢$53
Wyoming14.7¢$40

Certified models closest in efficiency

televisions within reach of 273 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Samsung QN77S85FAE272$51
LG OLED65C5275$52
Samsung QN65QN95DAF275$52
Samsung QN77S85HAE271$51
Samsung QN65S95DAF277$52
Samsung QN75QN90FAF268$50

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
14¢
Per month
$4.28
Per year
$51

273 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $51/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 273 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-75VA1 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Sansui LE-75VA1 at 273 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-75VA1 cost to run per month?
About $4.29 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 14¢ a day, or $51 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Sansui LE-75VA1 energy efficient?
It uses 46% more electricity than the median certified television, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Sansui LE-75VA1 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $34 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $127 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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