Model
Rca 65D1
Rank #105 means 104 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 46th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 46% of those models.
What does the Rca 65D1 cost to run per year?
The Rca 65D1 costs about $40 a year to run, more than most of the 172 television models we track; it ranks #105. Size-adjusted, this model sits close to the class median on efficiency, ahead of 46% of television models we track. Its on-mode draw of 117.69 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 65QNED90TU* at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg OLED55G5*** at $40/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 Rca 65D1's $40/yr adds up to roughly $280 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Rca 65D1 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 $40/yr, here is what the Rca 65D1 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Rca 65D1 costs about $400. That is roughly $50 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Rca 65D1 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $5 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $37 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 64.5 in, the Rca 65D1 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. Its on-mode power draw of 117.69 W (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W) is the direct input into the running-cost figure, and the picture-brightness setting you choose is the single biggest lever you control over it day to day.
- 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 Rca 65D1 cheap to run?
Its $40/yr running cost, rank #105 of 172, is above what most television models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Rca 65D1 cost per month?
About $3.35 a month, which is the $40 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: 217 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Rca 65D1 for its size?
46th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Lg 65QNED90TU*64.5 in | $40 |
| 103 | Samsung QN65S85FAF64.5 in | $40 |
| 102 | Samsung QN65S85HAE64.5 in | $40 |
| 101 | Samsung QN55S95FAF54.6 in | $39 |
| 100 | Lg OLED65B4PU*64.5 in | $39 |
Source
ES_1120898_65D1_09282022113050_6627618View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Rca and 65D1 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.