How much does a chest freezer cost per month in South Dakota?

About $3.79 a month, assuming 300 kWh a year at 15.15¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a chest freezer use?

Roughly 300 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

South Dakota has the 17th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $54.48 a year.

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Cost to run a chest freezer in South Dakota (August 2026 rates)

At 15.15¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in August 2026 — running a chest freezer costs $45.45 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $54.48. South Dakota's residential rate is up 9.0% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $41.70 to $45.45 a year.

Per day: 12.5¢
Per month: $3.79
Per year: $45.45

Assumption: 300 kWh a year. A 7 cubic-foot manual-defrost chest freezer. Upright frost-free models run considerably higher. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How South Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.15¢/kWh, the 17th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $9.03 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same chest freezer costs $38.16 a year in Nevada and $142 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $103 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Florida	14.99¢	$3.75	$44.97
Arizona	15.05¢	$3.76	$45.15
South Dakota	15.15¢	$3.79	$45.45
Kansas	15.47¢	$3.87	$46.41
Montana	15.57¢	$3.89	$46.71

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Dishwasher$47.27 a year in SD Electric oven$50.42 a year in SD Game console$33.18 a year in SD

Cutting the number down

A full freezer holds its temperature through each door opening better than an empty one. Jugs of water are free thermal mass.
Manual-defrost models use less energy than frost-free ones, at the cost of an annual chore.
Keeping it somewhere cool matters: an unconditioned garage in summer raises the running cost all season.

Questions

How much does a chest freezer cost per month in South Dakota?: About $3.79 a month, assuming 300 kWh a year at 15.15¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a chest freezer use?: Roughly 300 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: South Dakota has the 17th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $54.48 a year.