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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Utah (July 2026 rates)
At 13.12¢ per kilowatt-hour — Utah's average residential price in July 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $21.55 a year. That is 28% less than the national average of $30.07. Utah's residential rate is down 2.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $22.09 to $21.55 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.2¢
- Per day of use
- 5.9¢
- Per month
- $1.80
- Per year
- $21.55
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 Utah compares
Utah pays 13.12¢/kWh, the 3rd cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $8.52 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | $1.74 | $20.89 |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | $1.75 | $20.97 |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | $1.80 | $21.55 |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | $1.84 | $22.03 |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | $1.88 | $22.52 |
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 Utah
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 Utah?
- About $1.80 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 13.12¢/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?
- Utah has the 3rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.07 a year.