How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Minnesota?

About $12.90 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 17.20¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?

Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Minnesota has the 21st most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $163 a year.

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Cost to run a garage refrigerator in Minnesota (August 2026 rates)

At 17.20¢ per kilowatt-hour — Minnesota's average residential price in August 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $155 a year. That is 5% less than the national average of $163. Minnesota's residential rate is up 1.8% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $152 to $155 a year.

Per day: 42.4¢
Per month: $12.90
Per year: $155

Assumption: 900 kWh a year. An older second fridge in an unconditioned garage. Age and ambient heat both push this well above a modern kitchen unit. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Minnesota compares

Minnesota pays 17.20¢/kWh, the 21st most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $8.64 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same garage refrigerator costs $114 a year in Nevada and $425 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $310 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Iowa	17.06¢	$12.79	$154
Colorado	17.17¢	$12.88	$155
Minnesota	17.20¢	$12.90	$155
Virginia	17.64¢	$13.23	$159
Delaware	18.70¢	$14.03	$168

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

What else costs about the same in Minnesota

Space heater$149 a year in MN Portable air conditioner$145 a year in MN Electric clothes dryer$134 a year in MN

Cutting the number down

This is the classic hidden line item: a 20-year-old beer fridge can cost more per year than every light in the house combined.
Running it only in the months you actually need it, rather than year-round, cuts the cost proportionally.

Questions

How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Minnesota?: About $12.90 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 17.20¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?: Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Minnesota has the 21st most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $163 a year.