How much does a computer monitor cost per month in Arizona?

About 76.9¢ a month, assuming 30 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 15.38¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a computer monitor use?

Roughly 60 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.03 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Arizona has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $10.99 a year.

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Cost to run a computer monitor in Arizona (July 2026 rates)

At 15.38¢ per kilowatt-hour — Arizona's average residential price in July 2026 — running a computer monitor costs $9.23 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $10.99.

Per hour: 0.5¢
Per day of use: 3.7¢
Per month: 76.9¢
Per year: $9.23

Assumption: 30 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year — 60 kWh a year. A 27-inch IPS panel at moderate brightness. Larger, brighter or HDR panels run two to three times this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Arizona compares

Arizona pays 15.38¢/kWh, the 19th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.76 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same computer monitor costs $7.63 a year in Louisiana and $28.80 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $21.17 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Kansas	15.27¢	76.4¢	$9.16
South Dakota	15.37¢	76.8¢	$9.22
Arizona	15.38¢	76.9¢	$9.23
South Carolina	15.47¢	77.3¢	$9.28
West Virginia	15.78¢	78.9¢	$9.47

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a computer monitor.

What else costs about the same in Arizona

3d printer$9.97 a year in AZ Security camera$6.74 a year in AZ Electric pressure cooker$6.46 a year in AZ

Cutting the number down

Brightness is the dominant variable. Dropping from 100% to 60% is a real cut in draw and usually more comfortable.

Questions

How much does a computer monitor cost per month in Arizona?: About 76.9¢ a month, assuming 30 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 15.38¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a computer monitor use?: Roughly 60 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.03 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Arizona has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $10.99 a year.