Model
Sansui LE-32VA1
Rank #16 means 15 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 91st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 91% of those models.
What does the Sansui LE-32VA1 cost to run per year?
The Sansui LE-32VA1 runs for about $12 a year, landing it near the bottom of the cost table at rank #16 of 172 television models we track. Size-adjusted, this model beats 91% of television models we track on efficiency, one of the stronger results in its class. Its on-mode draw of 35.64 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 Sansui, Amzfast LE-32V1 at $12/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sansui LE-43KA1 at $15/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-32VA1's $12/yr adds up to roughly $84 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Sansui LE-32VA1 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 $12/yr, here is what the Sansui LE-32VA1 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-32VA1 costs about $120. That is roughly $230 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Sansui LE-32VA1 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $12/yr, it runs about $23 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $9 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 31.47 in, the Sansui LE-32VA1 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, and smaller television models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. 35.64 W is the on-mode draw behind this figure (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W); two otherwise similar TVs can differ here mostly on picture-mode defaults rather than panel technology.
- 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-32VA1 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $12/yr running cost puts it at rank #16 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Sansui LE-32VA1 cost per month?
About $1.04 a month, which is the $12 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: 67 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $12 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sansui LE-32VA1 for its size?
91st 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sansui, Amzfast LE-32V131.43 in | $12 |
| 14 | Xitrix XPN-DSA325032 in | $12 |
| 13 | Sceptre X322BV-SRDD31.51 in | $11 |
| 12 | Sansui LE-32T131.5 in | $10 |
| 11 | Sansui LE-32KA131.37 in | $10 |
Source
ES_25251_LE-32VA1_04242024134641_6894342View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sansui and LE-32VA1 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.