How much does a smart speaker cost per month in District of Columbia?

About 55.2¢ a month, assuming 3 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 25.21¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a smart speaker use?

Roughly 26 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.00 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 $4.81 a year.

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Cost to run a smart speaker 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 smart speaker costs $6.63 a year. That is 38% more than the national average of $4.81. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 9.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.05 to $6.63 a year.

Per hour: under 0.1¢
Per day of use: 1.8¢
Per month: 55.2¢
Per year: $6.63

Assumption: 3 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 26 kWh a year. Idle listening. Playing music at volume draws several times more, but only while it plays. 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 $1.81 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same smart speaker costs $3.34 a year in Louisiana and $12.61 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $9.27 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.16¢	52.9¢	$6.35
New Jersey	25.19¢	55.2¢	$6.62
District of Columbia	25.21¢	55.2¢	$6.63
New Hampshire	26.60¢	58.3¢	$6.99
Rhode Island	28.29¢	62.0¢	$7.43

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Toaster$8.83 a year in DC Vacuum cleaner$9.08 a year in DC Clothes iron$4.16 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

The interesting number is the idle draw, because that is the one that runs 8,760 hours a year.

Questions

How much does a smart speaker cost per month in District of Columbia?: About 55.2¢ a month, assuming 3 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 25.21¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a smart speaker use?: Roughly 26 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.00 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 $4.81 a year.