How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in North Carolina?

About $11.37 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 15.16¢/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?

North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.

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

At 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $136 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $165. North Carolina's residential rate is up 13.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $120 to $136 a year.

Per day: 37.4¢
Per month: $11.37
Per year: $136

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 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 $28.35 less 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
Montana	14.99¢	$11.24	$135
Florida	15.03¢	$11.27	$135
North Carolina	15.16¢	$11.37	$136
Kansas	15.27¢	$11.45	$137
South Dakota	15.37¢	$11.53	$138

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Space heater$131 a year in NC Portable air conditioner$128 a year in NC Electric clothes dryer$118 a year in NC

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 North Carolina?: About $11.37 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 15.16¢/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?: North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.