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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 22″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Acer EK221Q H

E

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €6 a year, €62 over ten years.

Power, SDR
15.0 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€6 / year
4 h a day

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % 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 15.0 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Acer has 76 models in this group; this one is number 40 among them. Acer sells the same label values under other model names: EK220Q H3, KA220Q H.

Where it stands

Rank 1,965 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,964 use less.

Median 12 This model · 22 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Acer KA220Q H 22 kWh same
  2. E Acer EK220Q H3 22 kWh same
  3. E Acer EK221Q H 22 kWh
  4. E Asus VY229HF 22 kWh same
  5. E ViewSonic VS19970(VA220-H) 22 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period EK221Q H 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01 Difference
1 year €6 €2 −€5
5 years €31 €8 −€23
10 years €62 €17 −€45
15 years €93 €25 −€68

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 11 €3
4 hours a day 22 €6
8 hours a day 44 €12

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 EK221Q H (this model)
22″15.0 22 — —
22″4.1 6 €5 €45
21″4.6 7 €4 €43
22″5.0 7 €4 €41
22″5.0 7 €4 €41
22″5.0 7 €4 €41

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
15.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
22″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED 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.

EK221Q H · EK221Q E

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

Questions

How much does the Acer EK221Q H cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 22 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €6 a year, or €62 over ten years.