Model
Philips 55HFL4518U/27
Rank #57 means 56 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 67th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 67% of those models.
What does the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 cost to run per year?
Among the 172 television models we track, the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #57, at roughly $28 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 67% of television models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. Its on-mode draw of 93.2 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 55QNED85AU* at $27/yr runs a little cheaper and the Philips 58HFL6214U/27 at $28/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 Philips 55HFL4518U/27's $28/yr adds up to roughly $196 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Philips 55HFL4518U/27 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 $28/yr, here is what the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 costs about $280. That is roughly $70 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $28/yr, it runs about $7 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $25 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 54.6 in, the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 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 93.2 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 Philips 55HFL4518U/27 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $28/yr running cost puts it at rank #57 of 172, below what most television models we track cost to run.
How much does the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 cost per month?
About $2.32 a month, which is the $28 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: 150 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $28 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Philips 55HFL4518U/27 for its size?
67th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Lg 55QNED85AU*54.6 in | $27 |
| 55 | Sansui LE-55TA154.7 in | $27 |
| 54 | Lg OLED42C5***41.5 in | $27 |
| 53 | Samsung QN50QN90FAF49.5 in | $27 |
| 52 | Samsung QN48S90HAE47.5 in | $27 |
Source
ES_1065104_55HFL4518U/27_1123202292455I14_7349927View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Philips and 55HFL4518U/27 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.