Chest Freezer Cost by State

A 7 cu ft chest freezer kept in a garage or basement. Compressor cycles ~30% of the time. Running one costs about $69/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $45/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $172/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Chest Freezer running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$3.79$45
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$3.90$47
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$4.07$49
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$4.08$49
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$4.08$49
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$4.25$51
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$4.26$51
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$4.30$52
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$4.34$52
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$4.38$53
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$4.41$53
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$4.43$53
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$4.45$53
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$4.50$54
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$4.58$55
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$4.61$55
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$4.65$56
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$4.72$57
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$4.72$57
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$4.75$57
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$4.84$58
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$4.84$58
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$4.93$59
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$4.99$60
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$5.03$60
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$5.07$61
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$5.14$62
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$5.21$63
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$5.23$63
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$5.33$64
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$5.34$64
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$5.49$66
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$5.76$69
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$5.89$71
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$5.98$72
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$6.28$75
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$6.56$79
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$6.59$79
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$6.77$81
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$7.22$87
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$7.54$90
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$7.80$93
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$8.36$100
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$8.39$101
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$8.68$104
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$8.72$105
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$9.04$108
48New York29.45¢/kWh$9.04$108
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$9.89$119
50California35.25¢/kWh$10.82$130
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$14.30$172

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