How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in New Hampshire?

About $20.26 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 27.01¢/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?

New Hampshire has the 8th 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 New Hampshire (June 2026 rates)

At 27.01¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Hampshire's average residential price in June 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $243 a year. That is 47% more than the national average of $165. New Hampshire's residential rate is up 14.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $212 to $243 a year.

Per day: 66.6¢
Per month: $20.26
Per year: $243

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 New Hampshire compares

New Hampshire pays 27.01¢/kWh, the 8th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $78.03 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
Vermont	24.44¢	$18.33	$220
New Jersey	24.95¢	$18.71	$225
New Hampshire	27.01¢	$20.26	$243
Alaska	28.21¢	$21.16	$254
Rhode Island	29.23¢	$21.92	$263

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

What else costs about the same in New Hampshire

Space heater$233 a year in NH Portable air conditioner$228 a year in NH Electric clothes dryer$211 a year in NH

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 New Hampshire?: About $20.26 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 27.01¢/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?: New Hampshire has the 8th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.