How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Delaware?

About $13.86 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 18.48¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?

Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.

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Cost to run a garage refrigerator in Delaware (July 2026 rates)

At 18.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Delaware's average residential price in July 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $166 a year. That is about the same as the national average. Delaware's residential rate is up 11.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $149 to $166 a year.

Per day: 45.6¢
Per month: $13.86
Per year: $166

Assumption: 900 kWh a year. An older second fridge in an unconditioned garage. Age and ambient heat both push this well above a modern kitchen unit. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Delaware compares

Delaware pays 18.48¢/kWh, the 19th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.53 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same garage refrigerator costs $114 a year in Louisiana and $432 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $318 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Minnesota	17.45¢	$13.09	$157
Virginia	17.55¢	$13.16	$158
Delaware	18.48¢	$13.86	$166
Wisconsin	19.06¢	$14.29	$172
Illinois	19.22¢	$14.41	$173

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

What else costs about the same in Delaware

Space heater$160 a year in DE Portable air conditioner$156 a year in DE Electric clothes dryer$144 a year in DE

Cutting the number down

This is the classic hidden line item: a 20-year-old beer fridge can cost more per year than every light in the house combined.
Running it only in the months you actually need it, rather than year-round, cuts the cost proportionally.

Questions

How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Delaware?: About $13.86 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 18.48¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?: Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.