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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 22″ · 1680×1050 · LCD

Acer B226WL

E

Uses less electricity than 5% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €68 over ten years.

Power, SDR
16.5 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day

Uses more than most comparable models: 95 % of them need less. Uperfect 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €5 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (28% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 16.5 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Acer has 76 models in this group; this one is number 72 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 2,236 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 2,235 use less.

Median 12 This model · 24 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E iiyama XUB2294HSU-B1 24 kWh same
  2. E LG 22MK600M 24 kWh same
  3. E Acer B226WL 24 kWh
  4. F Alurin ALU-22-120IPSLite-F 25 kWh +€0.11
  5. F Nilox ALU-22-120IPSLite-F 25 kWh +€0.11
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What it will cost you

Period B226WL 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01 Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€5
5 years €34 €8 −€26
10 years €68 €17 −€51
15 years €102 €25 −€77

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 12 €3
4 hours a day 24 €7
8 hours a day 48 €14

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
E Acer B226WL (this model)
22″16.5 24 — —
22″4.1 6 €5 €51
21″4.6 7 €5 €49
22″5.0 7 €5 €48
22″5.0 7 €5 €48
22″5.0 7 €5 €48

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
16.5 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
22″
Resolution
1680×1050
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Acer with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

B226WL · V226WL

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Acer B226WL cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 24 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €7 a year, or €68 over ten years.