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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.1 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A

A

Uses less electricity than 26% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €136 a year, €1,357 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€136 / year
+€646 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 19 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 349 models in this group; this one is number 180 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 10,569 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 10,568 use less.

Median 402 This model · 479 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAS-4HVRP2E - RCI-2.0FSR(1) / RCI-2.0FSR(1) 479 kWh same
  2. A++ Vortice VORT ARTIK EVO QUADRI 479 kWh same
  3. A Panasonic S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A 479 kWh
  4. A++ Panasonic S-36PU2E5A x3 / U-100PE1E5A 479 kWh same
  5. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM100ZS-W_SRK25ZS-Wx2_SRK50ZS-W 480 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €136 €39 −€97
5 years €678 €195 −€483
10 years €1,357 €391 −€966
15 years €2,035 €586 −€1,449

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 479 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,282 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 S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A (this model)
7.1 kW5.1 479 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €97 €966
7.2 kW8.7 246 €66 €660
7.0 kW8.5 252 €64 €643
7.0 kW7.1 253 €64 €640
7.1 kW9.7 256 €63 €632

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.8 / –
Cooling design load
7.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.2 kW
Yearly cooling
479 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,282 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PE1E8A cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 479 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €136 a year, or €1,357 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.1 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.