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 $102/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $67/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $252/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Gaming PC running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$6.77$67
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$6.96$69
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$7.28$72
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$7.28$72
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$7.29$72
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$7.59$75
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$7.62$75
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$7.68$76
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$7.76$76
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$7.83$77
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$7.87$78
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$7.91$78
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$7.96$78
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$8.04$79
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$8.19$81
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$8.23$81
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$8.30$82
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$8.42$83
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$8.43$83
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$8.48$84
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$8.65$85
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$8.65$85
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$8.80$87
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$8.90$88
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$8.98$89
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$9.06$89
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$9.18$90
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$9.31$92
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$9.35$92
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$9.52$94
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$9.54$94
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$9.81$97
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$10.29$101
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$10.52$104
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$10.68$105
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$11.22$111
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$11.72$116
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$11.76$116
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$12.09$119
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$12.89$127
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$13.46$133
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$13.92$137
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$14.92$147
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$14.98$148
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$15.50$153
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$15.57$153
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$16.13$159
48New York29.45¢/kWh$16.13$159
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$17.66$174
50California35.25¢/kWh$19.31$190
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$25.54$252

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