Model
Emerson PDVA-PM31561
Rank #5 means 4 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 98th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 98% of those models.
What does the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Emerson PDVA-PM31561's $5/yr running cost puts it at rank #5 of 172, among the least expensive television models we track to keep running. Its 98th size-adjusted efficiency percentile puts it in a small top tier of the class once capacity stops flattering the comparison. Its on-mode draw of 12.55 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 Clear Tunes PDVA-PM31561 at $5/yr runs a little cheaper and the Emerson PDVA-PM81851 at $6/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 Emerson PDVA-PM31561's $5/yr adds up to roughly $35 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Clear Tunes PDVA-PM31561.
By the numbers
The Emerson PDVA-PM31561 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 $5/yr, here is what the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 costs about $50. That is roughly $300 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $5/yr, it runs about $30 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $2 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 15.47 in, the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 is a small television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. Its on-mode power draw of 12.55 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 Emerson PDVA-PM31561 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $5/yr running cost puts it at rank #5 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 cost per month?
About $0.38 a month, which is the $5 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: 24 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $5 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Emerson PDVA-PM31561 for its size?
98th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Clear Tunes PDVA-PM3156115.47 in | $5 |
| 4 | Clear Tunes CT-1385S13.25 in | $4 |
| 3 | Clear Tunes CT-1514S15.55 in | $4 |
| 2 | Emerson ATSC-PM8133113.23 in | $3 |
| 1 | Clear Tunes ATSC-PM8133113.23 in | $3 |
Source
ES_1117334_PDVA-PM31561_08072023204753_7397882View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Emerson and PDVA-PM31561 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.