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

About $13.23 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 17.64¢/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?

Virginia has the 20th 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 Virginia (August 2026 rates)

At 17.64¢ per kilowatt-hour — Virginia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $159 a year. That is 3% less than the national average of $163. Virginia's residential rate is up 11.3% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $143 to $159 a year.

Per day: 43.5¢
Per month: $13.23
Per year: $159

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 Virginia compares

Virginia pays 17.64¢/kWh, the 20th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.68 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
Colorado	17.17¢	$12.88	$155
Minnesota	17.20¢	$12.90	$155
Virginia	17.64¢	$13.23	$159
Delaware	18.70¢	$14.03	$168
Illinois	19.32¢	$14.49	$174

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

What else costs about the same in Virginia

Space heater$152 a year in VA Portable air conditioner$149 a year in VA Electric clothes dryer$138 a year in VA

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 Virginia?: About $13.23 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 17.64¢/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?: Virginia has the 20th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $163 a year.