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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 24″ · 1920×1080 · LCD

Huicai Photoelectric HC-L236A

E

Uses less electricity than 73% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €72 over ten years.

Power, SDR
17.5 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day

Near the middle of its group: 14 % below the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 17.5 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. It is the only Huicai Photoelectric model in this group.

Where it stands

Rank 1,252 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 1,251 use less.

Median 30 This model · 26 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Minifire MFG24C1 26 kWh same
  2. E Minifire MFG24F4L 26 kWh same
  3. E Huicai Photoelectric HC-L236A 26 kWh
  4. E Aiwa MF240E 26 kWh same
  5. E AG Neovo MX-2402 26 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period HC-L236A WF238V Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€6
5 years €36 €8 −€28
10 years €72 €16 −€56
15 years €109 €25 −€84

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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 13 €4
4 hours a day 26 €7
8 hours a day 51 €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 Huicai Photoelectric HC-L236A (this model)
24″17.5 26 — —
24″4.0 6 €6 €56
24″4.5 7 €5 €54
24″4.5 7 €5 €54
24″4.5 7 €5 €54
24″5.0 7 €5 €52

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
17.5 W
Standby / networked standby
0.1 W / 0.0 W
Screen diagonal
24″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
1 years
Guarantee (supplier)
1 years
Spare parts (minimum)
1 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Huicai Photoelectric under one model number.

HC-L236A

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

Questions

How much does the Huicai Photoelectric HC-L236A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 26 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 €72 over ten years.