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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA

A+++

Uses less electricity than 85% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €58 a year, €583 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.4
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€58 / year
+€396 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 19 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.4) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 101 models in this group; this one is number 11 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 565 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 564 use less.

Median 254 This model · 206 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Panasonic CS-Z50XKEW / CU-Z50XKE 206 kWh same
  2. A++ Toshiba RAS-16J2AVSG-E1+RAS-B16N4KVRG-E 206 kWh same
  3. A+++ Panasonic CS-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA 206 kWh
  4. A+++ Panasonic CS-Z25TKEW + CS-Z25TKEW / CU-2Z50TBE 206 kWh same
  5. A+++ Daikin ATXM20M2V1B / ATXM50M2V1B / 2AMXM50M3V1B 206 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €58 €37 −€21
5 years €292 €185 −€106
10 years €583 €371 −€212
15 years €875 €556 −€319

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 206 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,400 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-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA (this model)
5.0 kW8.5 206 — —
A+++ Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 compare
5.1 kW9.4 131 €21 €212
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €21 €210
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 PLUS compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €21 €210
A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-W_SRK25ZSX-W compare
4.5 kW9.1 174 €9 €91
A+++ Daikin FTXM20R2V1B / FTXM25R2V1B / 2MXM50A2V1B9 compare
4.5 kW8.7 181 €7 €71

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.4 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.4 kW
Yearly cooling
206 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,400 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-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-Z50TKEA / CU-Z50TKEA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 206 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €58 a year, or €583 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.4 in the average climate: higher is better.