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

About $18.89 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 25.19¢/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 Jersey has the 10th 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 Jersey (July 2026 rates)

At 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in July 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $227 a year. That is 38% more than the national average of $165. New Jersey's residential rate is down 0.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $228 to $227 a year.

Per day: 62.1¢
Per month: $18.89
Per year: $227

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 Jersey compares

New Jersey pays 25.19¢/kWh, the 10th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $61.92 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
Vermont	23.75¢	$17.81	$214
Connecticut	24.16¢	$18.12	$217
New Jersey	25.19¢	$18.89	$227
District of Columbia	25.21¢	$18.91	$227
New Hampshire	26.60¢	$19.95	$239

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

What else costs about the same in New Jersey

Space heater$218 a year in NJ Portable air conditioner$213 a year in NJ Electric clothes dryer$196 a year in NJ

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 Jersey?: About $18.89 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 25.19¢/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 Jersey has the 10th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.