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 $67/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $48/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $194/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Chest Freezer running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$4.02$48
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$4.07$49
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$4.10$49
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$4.14$50
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$4.32$52
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$4.33$52
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$4.33$52
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$4.38$52
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$4.40$53
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$4.41$53
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$4.52$54
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$4.57$55
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$4.57$55
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$4.62$55
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$4.63$56
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$4.65$56
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$4.66$56
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$4.68$56
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$4.71$57
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$4.74$57
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$4.77$57
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$4.82$58
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$4.89$59
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$4.89$59
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$4.98$60
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$5.01$60
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$5.02$60
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$5.03$60
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$5.26$63
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$5.28$63
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$5.37$64
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$5.38$64
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$5.89$71
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$5.92$71
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$6.00$72
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$6.10$73
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$6.67$80
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$6.70$80
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$7.05$85
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$7.46$89
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$7.48$90
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$7.50$90
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$7.65$92
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$8.29$99
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$8.66$104
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$8.97$108
47New York29.49¢/kWh$9.05$108
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$9.08$109
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$9.08$109
50California34.74¢/kWh$10.66$128
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$16.18$194

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