Gaming PC Cost by State

A mid-to-high tier gaming desktop drawing ~450W under load, used 4 hours per day. Running one costs about $99/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $71/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $285/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Gaming PC running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$7.18$71
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$7.26$72
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$7.33$72
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$7.39$73
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$7.71$76
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$7.74$76
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$7.74$76
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$7.81$77
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$7.85$77
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$7.87$78
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$8.08$80
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$8.15$80
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$8.17$81
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$8.25$81
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$8.27$82
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$8.29$82
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$8.32$82
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$8.35$82
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$8.42$83
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$8.46$83
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$8.52$84
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$8.61$85
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$8.73$86
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$8.73$86
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$8.89$88
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$8.94$88
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$8.96$88
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$8.99$89
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$9.39$92
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$9.43$93
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$9.59$95
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$9.60$95
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$10.51$104
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$10.57$104
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$10.72$106
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$10.90$107
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$11.91$117
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$11.97$118
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$12.60$124
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$13.32$131
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$13.36$132
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$13.39$132
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$13.67$135
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$14.80$146
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$15.46$152
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$16.01$158
47New York29.49¢/kWh$16.16$159
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$16.21$160
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$16.22$160
50California34.74¢/kWh$19.03$188
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$28.88$285

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