Refrigerator Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 150-watt load running 24 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$30.49
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$18.11
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$15.51
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$16.45
California33.25 cents/kWh$35.91
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$17.45
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$29.56
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$27.43
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$20.93
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$16.38
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$17.11
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$56.16
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$15.27
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$13.34
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$25.76
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$19.60
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$16.34
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$16.18
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$15.28
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$31.13
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$23.51
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$30.92
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$23.77
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$18.31
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$14.77
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$17.45
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$15.84
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$16.30
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$14.70
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$14.68
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$29.52
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$25.13
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$15.25
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$14.69
New York29.93 cents/kWh$32.32
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$21.08
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$14.45
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$17.57
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$23.27
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$31.82
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$17.47
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$16.99
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$15.63
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$17.76
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$14.00
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$19.02
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$26.88
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$16.15
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$21.32
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$18.14
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$15.98