Gaming Console Cost by State

A current-generation console (PS5/Xbox Series X tier) under typical gameplay load. Running one costs about $28/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $19/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $70/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Gaming Console running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$2.03$19
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$2.09$19
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$2.18$20
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$2.18$20
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$2.19$20
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$2.28$21
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$2.28$21
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$2.30$21
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$2.33$21
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$2.35$22
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$2.36$22
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$2.37$22
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$2.39$22
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$2.41$22
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$2.46$23
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$2.47$23
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$2.49$23
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$2.53$23
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$2.53$23
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$2.54$23
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$2.59$24
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$2.59$24
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$2.64$24
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$2.67$25
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$2.69$25
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$2.72$25
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$2.75$25
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$2.79$26
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$2.80$26
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$2.86$26
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$2.86$26
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$2.94$27
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$3.09$28
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$3.16$29
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$3.20$29
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$3.36$31
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$3.52$32
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$3.53$32
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$3.63$33
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$3.87$36
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$4.04$37
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$4.18$38
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$4.48$41
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$4.50$41
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$4.65$43
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$4.67$43
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$4.84$45
48New York29.45¢/kWh$4.84$45
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$5.30$49
50California35.25¢/kWh$5.79$53
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$7.66$70

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