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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Alaska (August 2026 rates)
At 29.41¢ per kilowatt-hour — Alaska's average residential price in August 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $48.31 a year. That is 62% more than the national average of $29.83. Alaska's residential rate is up 5.8% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $45.65 to $48.31 a year.
- Per hour
- 2.6¢
- Per day of use
- 13.2¢
- Per month
- $4.03
- Per year
- $48.31
Assumption: 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. A 55-inch LED set at default brightness. OLED and 65-inch-plus models run higher, and HDR content pushes peak draw up sharply. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Alaska compares
Alaska pays 29.41¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $18.48 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same 55-inch LED TV costs $20.89 a year in Nevada and $77.49 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $56.60 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | $3.86 | $46.29 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | $3.92 | $47.06 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $4.03 | $48.31 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $4.07 | $48.86 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $4.17 | $50.06 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a 55-inch LED TV.
What else costs about the same in Alaska
Cutting the number down
- Store-demo picture modes are tuned for a showroom floor and can double the draw versus a normal viewing mode.
- Automatic brightness limiting keeps a dark room from being lit at showroom levels, which is both cheaper and easier on the eyes.
- A soundbar, console and streaming box left on add a standby load that never appears in the TV's own spec.
Questions
- How much does a 55-inch LED TV cost per month in Alaska?
- About $4.03 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 29.41¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a 55-inch LED TV use?
- Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.09 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Alaska has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $29.83 a year.