How much does a toaster cost per month in West Virginia?

About 46.1¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.78¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?

Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

West Virginia has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.42 a year.

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Cost to run a toaster in West Virginia (July 2026 rates)

At 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour — West Virginia's average residential price in July 2026 — running a toaster costs $5.53 a year. That is 14% less than the national average of $6.42. West Virginia's residential rate is up 2.3% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.41 to $5.53 a year.

Per hour: 18.9¢
Per day of use: 1.5¢
Per month: 46.1¢
Per year: $5.53

Assumption: 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 35 kWh a year. Roughly five minutes a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How West Virginia compares

West Virginia pays 15.78¢/kWh, the 21st cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 88.7¢ less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same toaster costs $4.46 a year in Louisiana and $16.82 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $12.36 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Arizona	15.38¢	44.9¢	$5.39
South Carolina	15.47¢	45.2¢	$5.42
West Virginia	15.78¢	46.1¢	$5.53
Texas	15.88¢	46.4¢	$5.56
Oregon	15.97¢	46.6¢	$5.60

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

What else costs about the same in West Virginia

Vacuum cleaner$5.68 a year in WV Electric blanket$6.06 a year in WV Electric lawn mower$6.56 a year in WV

Cutting the number down

High wattage, tiny runtime: a toaster is a good reminder that watts alone tell you nothing without hours.

Questions

How much does a toaster cost per month in West Virginia?: About 46.1¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.78¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?: Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: West Virginia has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.42 a year.