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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €86 a year, €858 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€86 / year
+€558 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 25 % below the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 446 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 863 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 862 use less.

Median 402 This model · 303 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-42RPE + RAK-50RXE 303 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-35RXE + RAK-42RPE 303 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE 303 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-35RPE 303 kWh same
  5. A+++ Buderus 7733704981 304 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €86 €39 −€47
5 years €429 €195 −€234
10 years €858 €391 −€467
15 years €1,287 €586 −€701

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 303 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,970 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.0 754
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.3 1,970
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,339

Same size, lower running cost

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

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE (this model)
6.8 kW7.9 303 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €47 €467
7.2 kW8.7 246 €16 €161
7.0 kW8.5 252 €14 €144
6.2 kW8.5 253 €14 €142
6.2 kW8.5 253 €14 €142

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.0 / 4.3 / 2.9
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
303 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,970 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-50RPE + RAK-50RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 303 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €86 a year, or €858 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.9 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.