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Cost to run a game console in Oregon (August 2026 rates)
At 15.92¢ per kilowatt-hour — Oregon's average residential price in August 2026 — running a game console costs $34.86 a year. That is 12% less than the national average of $39.77.
- Per hour
- 3.2¢
- Per day of use
- 9.6¢
- Per month
- $2.91
- Per year
- $34.86
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 Oregon compares
Oregon pays 15.92¢/kWh, the 23rd cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.91 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same game console costs $27.86 a year in Nevada and $103 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $75.47 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 15.90¢ | $2.90 | $34.82 |
| Texas | 15.91¢ | $2.90 | $34.84 |
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | $2.91 | $34.86 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | $2.92 | $35.08 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | $2.98 | $35.72 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a game console.
What else costs about the same in Oregon
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 Oregon?
- About $2.91 a month, assuming 200 W, 3 hours a day, 365 days a year at 15.92¢/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?
- Oregon has the 23rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $39.77 a year.