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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE

A++

Uses less electricity than 63% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €66 a year, €660 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€66 / year
+€379 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 8 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 101 models in this group; this one is number 37 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,835 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 1,834 use less.

Median 254 This model · 233 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE 233 kWh same
  2. A++ Panasonic CS-TZ42TKEW-1 / CU-TZ42TKE-1 233 kWh same
  3. A++ Panasonic CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE 233 kWh
  4. A++ Buderus 7733704964 234 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Buderus 7733704965 234 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €66 €37 −€29
5 years €330 €185 −€144
10 years €660 €371 −€289
15 years €990 €556 −€433

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 233 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,339 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-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE (this model)
5.0 kW7.5 233 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €29 €289
5.3 kW7.0 132 €29 €286
5.3 kW7.0 132 €29 €286
4.5 kW9.1 174 €17 €167
4.5 kW8.7 181 €15 €147

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
7.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.4 kW
Yearly cooling
233 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,339 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 233 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €66 a year, or €660 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.5 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.