Refrigerator Cost by State

A full-size Energy Star refrigerator. The compressor cycles on/off, so effective draw is around 35% of nameplate watts. Running one costs about $84/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $60/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $242/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Refrigerator running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$5.03$60
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$5.08$61
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$5.13$61
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$5.17$62
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$5.40$65
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$5.42$65
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$5.42$65
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$5.47$66
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$5.50$66
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$5.51$66
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$5.65$68
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$5.71$68
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$5.72$69
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$5.78$69
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$5.79$69
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$5.81$70
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$5.82$70
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$5.84$70
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$5.89$71
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$5.93$71
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$5.96$72
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$6.02$72
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$6.11$73
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$6.11$73
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$6.22$75
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$6.26$75
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$6.27$75
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$6.29$75
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$6.57$79
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$6.60$79
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$6.72$81
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$6.72$81
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$7.36$88
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$7.40$89
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$7.50$90
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$7.63$91
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$8.33$100
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$8.38$100
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$8.82$106
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$9.33$112
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$9.35$112
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$9.37$112
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$9.57$115
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$10.36$124
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$10.82$130
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$11.21$134
47New York29.49¢/kWh$11.31$136
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$11.35$136
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$11.36$136
50California34.74¢/kWh$13.32$160
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$20.22$242

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