Wi-Fi Router Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 12-watt load running 24 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$2.44
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$1.45
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$1.24
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$1.32
California33.25 cents/kWh$2.87
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$1.40
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$2.36
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$2.19
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$1.67
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$1.31
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$1.37
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$4.49
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$1.22
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$1.07
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$2.06
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$1.57
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$1.31
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$1.29
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$1.22
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$2.49
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$1.88
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$2.47
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$1.90
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$1.46
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$1.18
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$1.40
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$1.27
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$1.30
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$1.18
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$1.17
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$2.36
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$2.01
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$1.22
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$1.18
New York29.93 cents/kWh$2.59
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$1.69
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$1.16
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$1.41
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$1.86
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$2.55
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$1.40
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$1.36
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$1.25
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$1.42
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$1.12
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$1.52
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$2.15
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$1.29
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$1.71
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$1.45
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$1.28