Security Camera Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 6-watt load running 24 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$1.22
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$0.72
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$0.62
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$0.66
California33.25 cents/kWh$1.44
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$0.70
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$1.18
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$1.10
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$0.84
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$0.66
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$0.68
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$2.25
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$0.61
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$0.53
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$1.03
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$0.78
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$0.65
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$0.65
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$0.61
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$1.25
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$0.94
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$1.24
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$0.95
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$0.73
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$0.59
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$0.70
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$0.63
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$0.65
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$0.59
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$0.59
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$1.18
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$1.01
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$0.61
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$0.59
New York29.93 cents/kWh$1.29
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$0.84
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$0.58
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$0.70
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$0.93
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$1.27
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$0.70
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$0.68
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$0.63
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$0.71
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$0.56
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$0.76
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$1.08
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$0.65
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$0.85
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$0.73
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$0.64