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

About 56.1¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.37¢/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 Dakota has the 18th 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 Dakota (July 2026 rates)

At 15.37¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in July 2026 — running a security camera costs $6.73 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $8.02. South Dakota's residential rate is up 5.9% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.36 to $6.73 a year.

Per hour: under 0.1¢
Per day of use: 1.8¢
Per month: 56.1¢
Per year: $6.73

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 Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.37¢/kWh, the 18th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.29 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
North Carolina	15.16¢	55.3¢	$6.64
Kansas	15.27¢	55.7¢	$6.69
South Dakota	15.37¢	56.1¢	$6.73
Arizona	15.38¢	56.1¢	$6.74
South Carolina	15.47¢	56.5¢	$6.78

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Electric pressure cooker$6.46 a year in SD Rice cooker$6.46 a year in SD Electric lawn mower$6.39 a year in SD

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 Dakota?: About 56.1¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.37¢/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 Dakota has the 18th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $8.02 a year.