Model
Lg 65QNED85TU*
Rank #97 means 96 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 55th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 55% of those models.
What does the Lg 65QNED85TU* cost to run per year?
The Lg 65QNED85TU* holds rank #97 of 172 on running cost, at about $38 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 55% of the models we track. Its on-mode draw of 112 W is the number ENERGY STAR measures directly and the one this running-cost figure is built from.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg OLED55B5*** at $38/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN65S85DAE at $38/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A television typically stays in service for somewhere around 7 years; over that span, the Lg 65QNED85TU*'s $38/yr adds up to roughly $266 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Samsung QN65S85DAE.
By the numbers
The Lg 65QNED85TU* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $38/yr, here is what the Lg 65QNED85TU* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg 65QNED85TU* costs about $380. That is roughly $30 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Lg 65QNED85TU* compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $38/yr, it runs about $3 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $35 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 64.5 in, the Lg 65QNED85TU* is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone. At 112 W on-mode (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W), its power draw is what ENERGY STAR actually measured to produce this running-cost figure; brightness settings move that wattage more than screen size alone.
- On-mode brightness. On-mode watts, the figure ENERGY STAR measures at the factory picture setting, can differ a lot from what a TV actually draws once you change the picture mode.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- Hours of use. Running cost compounds with hours of use, so this figure is really a per-hour rate multiplied by a standard viewing assumption, not a fixed annual bill.
Common questions
Is the Lg 65QNED85TU* cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $38/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #97 of 172, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Lg 65QNED85TU* cost per month?
About $3.2 a month, which is the $38 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 207 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $38 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg 65QNED85TU* for its size?
55th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Lg OLED55B5***54.6 in | $38 |
| 95 | Samsung QN55S95HAF54.6 in | $37 |
| 94 | Lg OLED55C6PU*54.6 in | $37 |
| 93 | Samsung QN55S90HAE54.6 in | $37 |
| 92 | Lg 55LX1TPU*54.6 in | $36 |
Source
ES_1118034_65QNED85TU*_110720230055744_6296155View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and 65QNED85TU* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.