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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Ohio (August 2026 rates)
At 19.38¢ per kilowatt-hour — Ohio's average residential price in August 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $31.83 a year. That is 7% more than the national average of $29.83. Ohio's residential rate is up 10.4% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $28.83 to $31.83 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.7¢
- Per day of use
- 8.7¢
- Per month
- $2.65
- Per year
- $31.83
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 Ohio compares
Ohio pays 19.38¢/kWh, the 17th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 18.70¢ | $2.56 | $30.71 |
| Illinois | 19.32¢ | $2.64 | $31.73 |
| Ohio | 19.38¢ | $2.65 | $31.83 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | $2.66 | $31.88 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | $2.93 | $35.15 |
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 Ohio
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 Ohio?
- About $2.65 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 19.38¢/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?
- Ohio has the 17th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $29.83 a year.