Desktop Computer Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 200-watt load running 8 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$13.55
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$8.05
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$6.89
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$7.31
California33.25 cents/kWh$15.96
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$7.76
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$13.14
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$12.19
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$9.30
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$7.28
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$7.60
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$24.96
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$6.79
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$5.93
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$11.45
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$8.71
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$7.26
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$7.19
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$6.79
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$13.83
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$10.45
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$13.74
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$10.56
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$8.14
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$6.57
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$7.76
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$7.04
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$7.24
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$6.53
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$6.52
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$13.12
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$11.17
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$6.78
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$6.53
New York29.93 cents/kWh$14.37
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$9.37
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$6.42
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$7.81
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$10.34
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$14.14
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$7.77
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$7.55
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$6.95
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$7.89
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$6.22
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$8.45
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$11.95
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$7.18
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$9.48
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$8.06
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$7.10