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Cost to run a garage refrigerator in Delaware (June 2026 rates)
At 19.29¢ per kilowatt-hour — Delaware's average residential price in June 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $174 a year. That is 5% more than the national average of $165. Delaware's residential rate is up 6.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $163 to $174 a year.
- Per day
- 47.6¢
- Per month
- $14.47
- Per year
- $174
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 19.29¢/kWh, the 18th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $8.55 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same garage refrigerator costs $118 a year in Nevada and $474 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $356 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 17.52¢ | $13.14 | $158 |
| Ohio | 19.19¢ | $14.39 | $173 |
| Delaware | 19.29¢ | $14.47 | $174 |
| Wisconsin | 19.56¢ | $14.67 | $176 |
| Illinois | 19.89¢ | $14.92 | $179 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a garage refrigerator.
What else costs about the same in Delaware
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 $14.47 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 19.29¢/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 18th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.