How much does a 55-inch LED TV cost per month in North Carolina?

About $2.02 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a 55-inch LED TV use?

Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.09 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.

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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in North Carolina (June 2026 rates)

At 14.74¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $24.21 a year. That is 20% less than the national average of $30.12. North Carolina's residential rate is up 10.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $21.98 to $24.21 a year.

Per hour: 1.3¢
Per day of use: 6.6¢
Per month: $2.02
Per year: $24.21

Assumption: 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. A 55-inch LED set at default brightness. OLED and 65-inch-plus models run higher, and HDR content pushes peak draw up sharply. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 14.74¢/kWh, the 11th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.91 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same 55-inch LED TV costs $21.53 a year in Nevada and $86.59 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $65.06 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Oklahoma	14.33¢	$1.96	$23.54
Idaho	14.37¢	$1.97	$23.60
North Carolina	14.74¢	$2.02	$24.21
Mississippi	14.88¢	$2.04	$24.44
Washington	14.91¢	$2.04	$24.49

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a 55-inch LED TV.

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Coffee maker$24.21 a year in NC Washing machine$19.16 a year in NC Air fryer$18.57 a year in NC

Cutting the number down

Store-demo picture modes are tuned for a showroom floor and can double the draw versus a normal viewing mode.
Automatic brightness limiting keeps a dark room from being lit at showroom levels, which is both cheaper and easier on the eyes.
A soundbar, console and streaming box left on add a standby load that never appears in the TV's own spec.

Questions

How much does a 55-inch LED TV cost per month in North Carolina?: About $2.02 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a 55-inch LED TV use?: Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.09 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.