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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE

A+++

Uses less electricity than 94% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €38 a year, €382 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
9.1
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€38 / year
+€264 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 27 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.8) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 85 models in this group; this one is number 8 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 139 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 138 use less.

Median 184 This model · 135 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC35ZSX-S_SRK35ZSX-WT 134 kWh −€0.28
  2. A+++ DreamGoodsAR JAUS-12H53GVC1-730(BRD6) 135 kWh same
  3. A+++ Panasonic CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE 135 kWh
  4. A Midea MPPXAZ-12CRN7-QB6 135 kWh same
  5. A+++ General AOHH12KGCG/ASHH12KGTG 135 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €38 €1 −€37
5 years €191 €4 −€187
10 years €382 €8 −€374
15 years €573 €13 −€561

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 135 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 933 kWh / yr

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+++ Panasonic CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE (this model)
3.5 kW9.1 135 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €37 €374
3.0 kW9.3 102 €9 €93
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €91
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €91
3.0 kW9.0 112 €7 €65

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
9.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.8 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.2 kW
Yearly cooling
135 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
933 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-MZ16CKE + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-2Z35CBE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 135 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €38 a year, or €382 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 9.1 and SCOP 4.8 in the average climate: higher is better.