How much does a toaster cost per month in Wisconsin?

About 55.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 19.06¢/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?

Wisconsin has the 18th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.42 a year.

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Cost to run a toaster in Wisconsin (July 2026 rates)

At 19.06¢ per kilowatt-hour — Wisconsin's average residential price in July 2026 — running a toaster costs $6.68 a year. That is 4% more than the national average of $6.42. Wisconsin's residential rate is up 4.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.39 to $6.68 a year.

Per hour: 22.9¢
Per day of use: 1.8¢
Per month: 55.7¢
Per year: $6.68

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 Wisconsin compares

Wisconsin pays 19.06¢/kWh, the 18th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 26.3¢ more 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
Virginia	17.55¢	51.2¢	$6.15
Delaware	18.48¢	54.0¢	$6.48
Wisconsin	19.06¢	55.7¢	$6.68
Illinois	19.22¢	56.1¢	$6.73
Ohio	19.45¢	56.8¢	$6.82

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

What else costs about the same in Wisconsin

Vacuum cleaner$6.86 a year in WI Electric blanket$7.32 a year in WI Electric lawn mower$7.93 a year in WI

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 Wisconsin?: About 55.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 19.06¢/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?: Wisconsin has the 18th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.42 a year.