Cost to run a television by state
A typical ENERGY STAR television costs between $23.21 a year in Louisiana and $87.59 in Hawaii, about 3.8 times as much. The median state is around $29.36.
“Typical” is the median annual energy use of 178 current ENERGY STAR certified televisions (182 kWh a year) times each state’s average residential price from the U.S. EIA (July 2026). Your own rate and the exact model change the result; use the calculator on any television page.
| State | Price (¢/kWh) | Cost per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72 | $23.21 | $1.93 |
| Nevada | 12.77 | $23.30 | $1.94 |
| Utah | 13.12 | $23.94 | $2.00 |
| North Dakota | 13.41 | $24.47 | $2.04 |
| Tennessee | 13.71 | $25.02 | $2.08 |
| Idaho | 13.73 | $25.05 | $2.09 |
| Nebraska | 13.78 | $25.14 | $2.10 |
| Kentucky | 13.81 | $25.20 | $2.10 |
| Arkansas | 14.33 | $26.15 | $2.18 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35 | $26.18 | $2.18 |
| Wyoming | 14.36 | $26.20 | $2.18 |
| Mississippi | 14.54 | $26.53 | $2.21 |
| Washington | 14.71 | $26.84 | $2.24 |
| Montana | 14.99 | $27.35 | $2.28 |
| Florida | 15.03 | $27.43 | $2.29 |
| North Carolina | 15.16 | $27.66 | $2.31 |
| Kansas | 15.27 | $27.86 | $2.32 |
| South Dakota | 15.37 | $28.05 | $2.34 |
| Arizona | 15.38 | $28.06 | $2.34 |
| South Carolina | 15.47 | $28.23 | $2.35 |
| West Virginia | 15.78 | $28.79 | $2.40 |
| Texas | 15.88 | $28.98 | $2.41 |
| Oregon | 15.97 | $29.14 | $2.43 |
| Iowa | 15.99 | $29.18 | $2.43 |
| Missouri | 16.09 | $29.36 | $2.45 |
| New Mexico | 16.09 | $29.36 | $2.45 |
| Georgia | 16.27 | $29.69 | $2.47 |
| Alabama | 16.40 | $29.93 | $2.49 |
| Indiana | 16.73 | $30.53 | $2.54 |
| Colorado | 17 | $31.02 | $2.58 |
| Minnesota | 17.45 | $31.84 | $2.65 |
| Virginia | 17.55 | $32.02 | $2.67 |
| Delaware | 18.48 | $33.72 | $2.81 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06 | $34.78 | $2.90 |
| Illinois | 19.22 | $35.07 | $2.92 |
| Ohio | 19.45 | $35.49 | $2.96 |
| Maryland | 21.41 | $39.07 | $3.26 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72 | $39.63 | $3.30 |
| Michigan | 23.05 | $42.06 | $3.50 |
| Vermont | 23.75 | $43.34 | $3.61 |
| Connecticut | 24.16 | $44.08 | $3.67 |
| New Jersey | 25.19 | $45.96 | $3.83 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21 | $46.00 | $3.83 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60 | $48.54 | $4.04 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29 | $51.62 | $4.30 |
| Alaska | 28.83 | $52.61 | $4.38 |
| New York | 29.90 | $54.56 | $4.55 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49 | $55.64 | $4.64 |
| Maine | 32.41 | $59.14 | $4.93 |
| California | 33.61 | $61.33 | $5.11 |
| Hawaii | 48 | $87.59 | $7.30 |
Sorted from the cheapest state to the most expensive. See also electricity prices by state and all televisions.