How much does a laptop cost per month in North Dakota?

About $1.33 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 13.31¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a laptop use?

Roughly 120 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Dakota has the 3rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $21.79 a year.

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Cost to run a laptop in North Dakota (August 2026 rates)

At 13.31¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Dakota's average residential price in August 2026 — running a laptop costs $15.97 a year. That is 27% less than the national average of $21.79. North Dakota's residential rate is up 2.6% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $15.56 to $15.97 a year.

Per hour: 0.8¢
Per day of use: 6.4¢
Per month: $1.33
Per year: $15.97

Assumption: 60 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year — 120 kWh a year. Charging and working. Once the battery is full, draw drops toward 20 to 30 W for light work. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Dakota compares

North Dakota pays 13.31¢/kWh, the 3rd cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.82 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same laptop costs $15.26 a year in Nevada and $56.62 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $41.35 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Nevada	12.72¢	$1.27	$15.26
Louisiana	12.87¢	$1.29	$15.44
North Dakota	13.31¢	$1.33	$15.97
Utah	13.31¢	$1.33	$15.97
Idaho	13.37¢	$1.34	$16.04

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

What else costs about the same in North Dakota

Air fryer$16.77 a year in ND Box fan$14.97 a year in ND Washing machine$17.30 a year in ND

Cutting the number down

A laptop typically uses a fifth to a tenth of what a comparable desktop does for ordinary work.
The charger left plugged in with no laptop attached draws almost nothing on modern units.

Questions

How much does a laptop cost per month in North Dakota?: About $1.33 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 250 days a year at 13.31¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a laptop use?: Roughly 120 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Dakota has the 3rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $21.79 a year.