How much does a security camera cost per month in District of Columbia?

About 92.0¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 25.21¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a security camera use?

Roughly 44 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $8.02 a year.

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Cost to run a security camera in District of Columbia (July 2026 rates)

At 25.21¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in July 2026 — running a security camera costs $11.04 a year. That is 38% more than the national average of $8.02. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 9.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $10.09 to $11.04 a year.

Per hour: 0.1¢
Per day of use: 3.0¢
Per month: 92.0¢
Per year: $11.04

Assumption: 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 44 kWh a year. Per wired camera, including night-vision illuminators averaged over a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.21¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.02 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same security camera costs $5.57 a year in Louisiana and $21.02 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $15.45 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.16¢	88.2¢	$10.58
New Jersey	25.19¢	91.9¢	$11.03
District of Columbia	25.21¢	92.0¢	$11.04
New Hampshire	26.60¢	97.1¢	$11.65
Rhode Island	28.29¢	$1.03	$12.39

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Electric pressure cooker$10.59 a year in DC Rice cooker$10.59 a year in DC Electric lawn mower$10.49 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Individually trivial, collectively real: eight cameras around the clock is an always-on load worth knowing about.

Questions

How much does a security camera cost per month in District of Columbia?: About 92.0¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 25.21¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a security camera use?: Roughly 44 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $8.02 a year.