How much does a desktop computer cost per month in New York?

About $9.55 a month, assuming 200 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 28.65¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a desktop computer use?

Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $72.64 a year.

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Cost to run a desktop computer in New York (August 2026 rates)

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a desktop computer costs $115 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $72.64. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $107 to $115 a year.

Per hour: 5.7¢
Per day of use: 45.8¢
Per month: $9.55
Per year: $115

Assumption: 200 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year — 400 kWh a year. An office-class tower plus monitor, doing ordinary work. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How New York compares

New York pays 28.65¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $41.96 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same desktop computer costs $50.88 a year in Nevada and $189 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $138 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$9.21	$111
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$9.39	$113
New York	28.65¢	$9.55	$115
Alaska	29.41¢	$9.80	$118
California	29.75¢	$9.92	$119

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

What else costs about the same in New York

Refrigerator$115 a year in NY Air purifier$125 a year in NY Electric oven$95.35 a year in NY

Cutting the number down

Sleep after 15 minutes idle is the default with the largest payoff and the smallest downside.
Screensavers do not save energy; a display running a 3D animation costs more than a blank screen.

Questions

How much does a desktop computer cost per month in New York?: About $9.55 a month, assuming 200 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 28.65¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a desktop computer use?: Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $72.64 a year.