How much does a security camera cost per month in South Carolina?

About 56.5¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.47¢/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?

South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $8.02 a year.

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Cost to run a security camera in South Carolina (July 2026 rates)

At 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a security camera costs $6.78 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $8.02. South Carolina's residential rate is up 5.2% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.44 to $6.78 a year.

Per hour: under 0.1¢
Per day of use: 1.9¢
Per month: 56.5¢
Per year: $6.78

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 South Carolina compares

South Carolina pays 15.47¢/kWh, the 20th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.24 less 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
South Dakota	15.37¢	56.1¢	$6.73
Arizona	15.38¢	56.1¢	$6.74
South Carolina	15.47¢	56.5¢	$6.78
West Virginia	15.78¢	57.6¢	$6.91
Texas	15.88¢	58.0¢	$6.96

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

What else costs about the same in South Carolina

Electric pressure cooker$6.50 a year in SC Rice cooker$6.50 a year in SC Electric lawn mower$6.44 a year in SC

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 South Carolina?: About 56.5¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.47¢/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?: South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $8.02 a year.