Laptop Cost by State

A 15-inch laptop used for work or school 8 hours per weekday. Running one costs about $23/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $15/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $56/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Laptop running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$1.80$15
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$1.86$15
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$1.94$16
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$1.94$16
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$1.94$16
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$2.02$17
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$2.03$17
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$2.05$17
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$2.07$17
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$2.09$17
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$2.10$17
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$2.11$17
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$2.12$17
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$2.14$18
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$2.18$18
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$2.19$18
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$2.21$18
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$2.25$18
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$2.25$18
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$2.26$19
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$2.31$19
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$2.31$19
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$2.35$19
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$2.37$20
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$2.39$20
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$2.42$20
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$2.45$20
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$2.48$20
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$2.49$20
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$2.54$21
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$2.54$21
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$2.62$21
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$2.75$23
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$2.81$23
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$2.85$23
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$2.99$25
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$3.13$26
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$3.14$26
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$3.22$26
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$3.44$28
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$3.59$29
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$3.71$30
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$3.98$33
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$4.00$33
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$4.13$34
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$4.15$34
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$4.30$35
48New York29.45¢/kWh$4.30$35
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$4.71$39
50California35.25¢/kWh$5.15$42
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$6.81$56

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