How much does a game console cost per month in North Carolina?

About $2.69 a month, assuming 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a game console use?

Roughly 219 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $40.16 a year.

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Cost to run a game console in North Carolina (June 2026 rates)

At 14.74¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a game console costs $32.28 a year. That is 20% less than the national average of $40.16. North Carolina's residential rate is up 10.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $29.30 to $32.28 a year.

Per hour: 2.9¢
Per day of use: 8.8¢
Per month: $2.69
Per year: $32.28

Assumption: 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year — 219 kWh a year. A current-generation console under load. Menus and streaming apps draw far less than a demanding game. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 14.74¢/kWh, the 11th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $7.88 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same game console costs $28.71 a year in Nevada and $115 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $86.75 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Oklahoma	14.33¢	$2.62	$31.38
Idaho	14.37¢	$2.62	$31.47
North Carolina	14.74¢	$2.69	$32.28
Mississippi	14.88¢	$2.72	$32.59
Washington	14.91¢	$2.72	$32.65

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Coffee maker$24.21 a year in NC 55-inch led tv$24.21 a year in NC Chest freezer$44.22 a year in NC

Cutting the number down

The instant-on standby mode can draw 10 to 15 W around the clock, which over a year rivals the actual playing.
Streaming video through a console uses several times the power of a dedicated streaming stick.

Questions

How much does a game console cost per month in North Carolina?: About $2.69 a month, assuming 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a game console use?: Roughly 219 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $40.16 a year.