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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Idaho (August 2026 rates)
At 13.37¢ per kilowatt-hour — Idaho's average residential price in August 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $21.96 a year. That is 26% less than the national average of $29.83. Idaho's residential rate is up 10.7% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $19.84 to $21.96 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.2¢
- Per day of use
- 6.0¢
- Per month
- $1.83
- Per year
- $21.96
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 Idaho compares
Idaho pays 13.37¢/kWh, the 5th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $7.87 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 13.31¢ | $1.82 | $21.86 |
| Utah | 13.31¢ | $1.82 | $21.86 |
| Idaho | 13.37¢ | $1.83 | $21.96 |
| Tennessee | 13.42¢ | $1.84 | $22.04 |
| Nebraska | 13.54¢ | $1.85 | $22.24 |
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 Idaho
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 Idaho?
- About $1.83 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 13.37¢/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?
- Idaho has the 5th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $29.83 a year.