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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 30″ · 2560×1080 · LED LCD

Asus VG30VQL1A

F

Uses less electricity than 7% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €108 over ten years.

Power, SDR
26.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
38.0 W
1.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 93 % of them need less. Wilsvue WILS290AT01, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €6 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 38.0 W, 1.5 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 191 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,054 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,053 use less.

Median 30 This model · 38 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Acer XZ272 V 38 kWh same
  2. F Philips 27M1N5500ZA 38 kWh same
  3. F Asus VG30VQL1A 38 kWh
  4. F Hannspree HC272PFB(HSG1454) 38 kWh same
  5. F Acer CBL272U 38 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VG30VQL1A WILS290AT01 Difference
1 year €11 €4 −€6
5 years €54 €22 −€32
10 years €108 €44 −€64
15 years €161 €66 −€96

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 26.0 W
HDR 38.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 19 €5
4 hours a day 38 €11
8 hours a day 76 €22

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
F Asus VG30VQL1A (this model)
30″26.0 38 — —
29″10.6 16 €6 €64
31″16.1 24 €4 €41
29″16.9 25 €4 €38
29″18.8 27 €3 €30
29″19.6 29 €3 €27

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
26.0 W
On-mode power HDR
38.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.4 W
Screen diagonal
30″
Resolution
2560×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
200 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Asus under one model number.

VG30VQL1A

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VG30VQL1A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 38 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €11 a year, or €108 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 38.0 W instead of 26.0 W, 1.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.