How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in New York?

About $21.49 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 28.65¢/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?

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 $163 a year.

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

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $258 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $163. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $240 to $258 a year.

Per day: 70.6¢
Per month: $21.49
Per year: $258

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 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 $94.41 more 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
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$20.73	$249
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$21.14	$254
New York	28.65¢	$21.49	$258
Alaska	29.41¢	$22.06	$265
California	29.75¢	$22.31	$268

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

What else costs about the same in New York

Space heater$248 a year in NY Portable air conditioner$242 a year in NY Electric clothes dryer$223 a year in NY

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 New York?: About $21.49 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 28.65¢/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?: 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 $163 a year.