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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Ohio (July 2026 rates)
At 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour — Ohio's average residential price in July 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $31.95 a year. That is 6% more than the national average of $30.07. Ohio's residential rate is up 11.9% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $28.55 to $31.95 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.8¢
- Per day of use
- 8.8¢
- Per month
- $2.66
- Per year
- $31.95
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 Ohio compares
Ohio pays 19.45¢/kWh, the 16th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.87 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same 55-inch LED TV costs $20.89 a year in Louisiana and $78.84 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $57.95 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | $2.61 | $31.31 |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | $2.63 | $31.57 |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | $2.66 | $31.95 |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | $2.93 | $35.17 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | $2.97 | $35.68 |
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 Ohio
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 Ohio?
- About $2.66 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 19.45¢/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?
- Ohio has the 16th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $30.07 a year.