Cost to run a monitor by state
A typical ENERGY STAR monitor costs between $5.76 a year in Nevada and $21.35 in Hawaii, about 3.7 times as much. The median state is around $7.39.
“Typical” is the median annual energy use of 1,474 current ENERGY STAR certified computer monitors (45 kWh a year) times each state’s average residential price from the U.S. EIA (August 2026). Your own rate and the exact model change the result; use the calculator on any monitor page.
| State | Price (¢/kWh) | Cost per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.72 | $5.76 | $0.48 |
| Louisiana | 12.87 | $5.82 | $0.49 |
| North Dakota | 13.31 | $6.02 | $0.50 |
| Utah | 13.31 | $6.02 | $0.50 |
| Idaho | 13.37 | $6.05 | $0.50 |
| Tennessee | 13.42 | $6.07 | $0.51 |
| Nebraska | 13.54 | $6.13 | $0.51 |
| Kentucky | 13.80 | $6.24 | $0.52 |
| Arkansas | 14.37 | $6.50 | $0.54 |
| Mississippi | 14.43 | $6.53 | $0.54 |
| Wyoming | 14.43 | $6.53 | $0.54 |
| Washington | 14.63 | $6.62 | $0.55 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82 | $6.71 | $0.56 |
| North Carolina | 14.95 | $6.76 | $0.56 |
| Florida | 14.99 | $6.78 | $0.57 |
| Arizona | 15.05 | $6.81 | $0.57 |
| South Dakota | 15.15 | $6.85 | $0.57 |
| Kansas | 15.47 | $7.00 | $0.58 |
| Montana | 15.57 | $7.04 | $0.59 |
| South Carolina | 15.76 | $7.13 | $0.59 |
| Georgia | 15.90 | $7.19 | $0.60 |
| Oregon | 15.92 | $7.20 | $0.60 |
| Texas | 15.91 | $7.20 | $0.60 |
| Missouri | 16.02 | $7.25 | $0.60 |
| West Virginia | 16.31 | $7.38 | $0.61 |
| Alabama | 16.33 | $7.39 | $0.62 |
| New Mexico | 16.51 | $7.47 | $0.62 |
| Indiana | 17.02 | $7.70 | $0.64 |
| Iowa | 17.06 | $7.72 | $0.64 |
| Colorado | 17.17 | $7.77 | $0.65 |
| Minnesota | 17.20 | $7.78 | $0.65 |
| Virginia | 17.64 | $7.98 | $0.67 |
| Delaware | 18.70 | $8.46 | $0.71 |
| Illinois | 19.32 | $8.74 | $0.73 |
| Ohio | 19.38 | $8.77 | $0.73 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41 | $8.78 | $0.73 |
| Maryland | 21.40 | $9.68 | $0.81 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77 | $9.85 | $0.82 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | $10.40 | $0.87 |
| Vermont | 23.84 | $10.79 | $0.90 |
| Connecticut | 24.51 | $11.09 | $0.92 |
| New Jersey | 24.61 | $11.13 | $0.93 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98 | $11.75 | $0.98 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64 | $12.51 | $1.04 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18 | $12.75 | $1.06 |
| New York | 28.65 | $12.96 | $1.08 |
| Alaska | 29.41 | $13.31 | $1.11 |
| California | 29.75 | $13.46 | $1.12 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48 | $13.79 | $1.15 |
| Maine | 32.11 | $14.53 | $1.21 |
| Hawaii | 47.18 | $21.35 | $1.78 |
Sorted from the cheapest state to the most expensive. See also electricity prices by state and all computer monitors.