How much does a refrigerator cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $8.66 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 25.98¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?

Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $72.64 a year.

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Cost to run a refrigerator in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a refrigerator costs $104 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $72.64. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $92.72 to $104 a year.

Per day: 28.5¢
Per month: $8.66
Per year: $104

Assumption: 400 kWh a year. A current ENERGY STAR top-freezer lands near 400 kWh a year. A 2000s-era side-by-side can be double, and a garage fridge in a hot climate higher still. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.98¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $31.28 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same refrigerator costs $50.88 a year in Nevada and $189 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $138 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.51¢	$8.17	$98.04
New Jersey	24.61¢	$8.20	$98.44
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$8.66	$104
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$9.21	$111
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$9.39	$113

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Desktop computer$104 a year in DC Air purifier$114 a year in DC Electric oven$86.46 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

The second fridge in the garage is often the most expensive appliance in a house, because it is usually the oldest one and it works against garage heat.
Coils packed with dust make the compressor run longer for the same cooling. Vacuuming them takes minutes.
A door gasket that no longer grips a dollar bill is leaking cold around the clock.

Questions

How much does a refrigerator cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $8.66 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 25.98¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?: Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $72.64 a year.