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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 22″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Dell E2226H

C

Uses less electricity than 34% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €4 a year, €43 over ten years.

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

Near the middle of its group: 33 % above the typical 12 kWh. 38% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is E. On-mode power in SDR is 10.5 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Dell has 15 models in this group; this one is number 6 among them. Registered in Jul 2026, one of the newer models in its group.

Where it stands

Rank 1,543 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,542 use less.

Median 12 This model · 15 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Dahua DHI-LM22-J200 15 kWh −€0.03
  2. C Samsung S22D400GAU 15 kWh −€0.03
  3. C Dell E2226H 15 kWh
  4. E Arzopa Z1FC 15 kWh same
  5. B Blerron Flow 2.5K 15 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period E2226H 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01 Difference
1 year €4 €2 −€3
5 years €22 €8 −€13
10 years €43 €17 −€26
15 years €65 €25 −€40

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 8 €2
4 hours a day 15 €4
8 hours a day 31 €9

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
C Dell E2226H (this model)
22″10.5 15 — —
22″4.1 6 €3 €26
21″4.6 7 €2 €24
22″5.0 7 €2 €23
22″5.0 7 €2 €23
22″5.0 7 €2 €23

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
C / –
On-mode power SDR
10.5 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
22″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Dell under one model number.

E2226H

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

Questions

How much does the Dell E2226H cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 15 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €4 a year, or €43 over ten years.