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

About 71.9¢ a month, assuming 30 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 14.37¢/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?

Idaho has the 10th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $11.00 a year.

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Cost to run a computer monitor in Idaho (June 2026 rates)

At 14.37¢ per kilowatt-hour — Idaho's average residential price in June 2026 — running a computer monitor costs $8.62 a year. That is 22% less than the national average of $11.00. Idaho's residential rate is up 19.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $7.24 to $8.62 a year.

Per hour: 0.4¢
Per day of use: 3.4¢
Per month: 71.9¢
Per year: $8.62

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 Idaho compares

Idaho pays 14.37¢/kWh, the 10th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.38 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same computer monitor costs $7.87 a year in Nevada and $31.63 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $23.77 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Kentucky	14.26¢	71.3¢	$8.56
Oklahoma	14.33¢	71.7¢	$8.60
Idaho	14.37¢	71.9¢	$8.62
North Carolina	14.74¢	73.7¢	$8.84
Mississippi	14.88¢	74.4¢	$8.93

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

What else costs about the same in Idaho

3d printer$9.31 a year in ID Security camera$6.29 a year in ID Electric pressure cooker$6.04 a year in ID

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 Idaho?: About 71.9¢ a month, assuming 30 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 14.37¢/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?: Idaho has the 10th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $11.00 a year.