Model
Sansui LE-24T1
Rank #8 means 7 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 94th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 94% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-24T1 cost to run per year?
Rank #8 of 172 puts the Sansui LE-24T1 at the very top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard for its class, at roughly $8 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 94 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. Its on-mode draw of 23.65 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 Emerson PDVA-PM81851 at $6/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sansui LE-24VA1 at $8/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 Sansui LE-24T1's $8/yr adds up to roughly $56 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-24T1 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 $8/yr, here is what the Sansui LE-24T1 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Sansui LE-24T1 costs about $80. That is roughly $270 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Sansui LE-24T1 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $8/yr, it runs about $27 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $5 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 23.53 in, the Sansui LE-24T1 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Its on-mode power draw of 23.65 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 Sansui LE-24T1 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $8/yr running cost puts it at rank #8 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Sansui LE-24T1 cost per month?
About $0.7 a month, which is the $8 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: 45 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $8 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-24T1 for its size?
94th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Emerson PDVA-PM8185118.49 in | $6 |
| 6 | Emerson PDVA-PM3156115.47 in | $5 |
| 5 | Clear Tunes PDVA-PM3156115.47 in | $5 |
| 4 | Clear Tunes CT-1385S13.25 in | $4 |
| 3 | Clear Tunes CT-1514S15.55 in | $4 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-24T1_09262022155900_3996240View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-24T1 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.