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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Vermont (August 2026 rates)
At 23.84¢ per kilowatt-hour — Vermont's average residential price in August 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $39.16 a year. That is 31% more than the national average of $29.83. Vermont's residential rate is up 7.9% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $36.30 to $39.16 a year.
- Per hour
- 2.1¢
- Per day of use
- 10.7¢
- Per month
- $3.26
- Per year
- $39.16
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 Vermont compares
Vermont pays 23.84¢/kWh, the 12th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $9.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | $2.98 | $35.76 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | $3.15 | $37.76 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | $3.26 | $39.16 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | $3.35 | $40.26 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | $3.37 | $40.42 |
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 Vermont
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 Vermont?
- About $3.26 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 23.84¢/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?
- Vermont has the 12th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $29.83 a year.