How much does a game console cost per month in North Carolina?

About $2.77 a month, assuming 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.16¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a game console use?

Roughly 219 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $40.10 a year.

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Cost to run a game console in North Carolina (July 2026 rates)

At 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a game console costs $33.20 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $40.10. North Carolina's residential rate is up 13.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $29.28 to $33.20 a year.

Per hour: 3.0¢
Per day of use: 9.1¢
Per month: $2.77
Per year: $33.20

Assumption: 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year — 219 kWh a year. A current-generation console under load. Menus and streaming apps draw far less than a demanding game. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 15.16¢/kWh, the 16th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $6.90 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same game console costs $27.86 a year in Louisiana and $105 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $77.26 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Montana	14.99¢	$2.74	$32.83
Florida	15.03¢	$2.74	$32.92
North Carolina	15.16¢	$2.77	$33.20
Kansas	15.27¢	$2.79	$33.44
South Dakota	15.37¢	$2.81	$33.66

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Coffee maker$24.90 a year in NC 55-inch led tv$24.90 a year in NC Chest freezer$45.48 a year in NC

Cutting the number down

The instant-on standby mode can draw 10 to 15 W around the clock, which over a year rivals the actual playing.
Streaming video through a console uses several times the power of a dedicated streaming stick.

Questions

How much does a game console cost per month in North Carolina?: About $2.77 a month, assuming 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.16¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a game console use?: Roughly 219 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $40.10 a year.