How much does a Wi-Fi router cost per month in North Dakota?

About 97.9¢ a month, assuming 10 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 13.41¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a Wi-Fi router use?

Roughly 88 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Dakota has the 4th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $16.04 a year.

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Cost to run a Wi-Fi router in North Dakota (July 2026 rates)

At 13.41¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Dakota's average residential price in July 2026 — running a Wi-Fi router costs $11.75 a year. That is 27% less than the national average of $16.04. North Dakota's residential rate is up 0.8% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.66 to $11.75 a year.

Per hour: 0.1¢
Per day of use: 3.2¢
Per month: 97.9¢
Per year: $11.75

Assumption: 10 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 88 kWh a year. Router plus modem. Mesh systems multiply this by the number of nodes. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Dakota compares

North Dakota pays 13.41¢/kWh, the 4th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.29 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same Wi-Fi router costs $11.14 a year in Louisiana and $42.05 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $30.91 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Nevada	12.77¢	93.2¢	$11.19
Utah	13.12¢	95.8¢	$11.49
North Dakota	13.41¢	97.9¢	$11.75
Tennessee	13.71¢	$1.00	$12.01
Idaho	13.73¢	$1.00	$12.03

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a Wi-Fi router.

What else costs about the same in North Dakota

Ceiling fan$11.59 a year in ND Hair dryer$12.67 a year in ND Slow cooker$12.87 a year in ND

Cutting the number down

Small and always-on is the pattern worth understanding: 10 W around the clock is 88 kWh a year, more than a microwave.
Mesh nodes each carry their own around-the-clock draw, so an extra node is an extra annual line item.

Questions

How much does a Wi-Fi router cost per month in North Dakota?: About 97.9¢ a month, assuming 10 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 13.41¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a Wi-Fi router use?: Roughly 88 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Dakota has the 4th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $16.04 a year.