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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.1 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE

A++

Uses less electricity than 55% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €108 a year, €1,082 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€108 / year
+€519 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 5 % below the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 349 models in this group; this one is number 97 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 6,324 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 6,323 use less.

Median 402 This model · 382 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Panasonic S-60PN1E5A / U-60PE1E5A 381 kWh −€0.28
  2. A++ Ariston NEVIS 70 MD0 3381196 381 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Panasonic CS-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE 382 kWh
  4. A++ Ariston PENTA 121 NEVIS NET_UA1-I 9+18 382 kWh same
  5. A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+18 382 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €108 €39 −€69
5 years €541 €195 −€346
10 years €1,082 €391 −€691
15 years €1,623 €586 −€1,037

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 382 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,833 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.2 781
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 1,833
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

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-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE (this model)
7.1 kW6.5 382 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €69 €691
7.2 kW8.7 246 €39 €385
7.0 kW8.5 252 €37 €368
7.0 kW7.1 253 €37 €365
7.1 kW9.7 256 €36 €357

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.2 / 4.2 / –
Cooling design load
7.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.5 kW
Yearly cooling
382 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,833 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
63 / 66 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Panasonic with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

CS-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE · CS-Z71CKEW / CU-Z71CKE

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-Z71ZKEW / CU-Z71ZKE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 382 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €108 a year, or €1,082 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.5 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.