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

About $10.97 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 14.63¢/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?

Washington has the 12th cheapest 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 Washington (August 2026 rates)

At 14.63¢ per kilowatt-hour — Washington's average residential price in August 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $132 a year. That is 19% less than the national average of $163. Washington's residential rate is up 7.2% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $123 to $132 a year.

Per day: 36.1¢
Per month: $10.97
Per year: $132

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 Washington compares

Washington pays 14.63¢/kWh, the 12th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $31.77 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
Mississippi	14.43¢	$10.82	$130
Wyoming	14.43¢	$10.82	$130
Washington	14.63¢	$10.97	$132
Oklahoma	14.82¢	$11.12	$133
North Carolina	14.95¢	$11.21	$135

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

What else costs about the same in Washington

Space heater$126 a year in WA Portable air conditioner$124 a year in WA Electric clothes dryer$114 a year in WA

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 Washington?: About $10.97 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 14.63¢/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?: Washington has the 12th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $163 a year.