How much does a security camera cost per month in New Jersey?

About 89.8¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 24.61¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a security camera use?

Roughly 44 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New Jersey has the 10th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.95 a year.

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Cost to run a security camera in New Jersey (August 2026 rates)

At 24.61¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in August 2026 — running a security camera costs $10.78 a year. That is 36% more than the national average of $7.95.

Per hour: 0.1¢
Per day of use: 3.0¢
Per month: 89.8¢
Per year: $10.78

Assumption: 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 44 kWh a year. Per wired camera, including night-vision illuminators averaged over a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How New Jersey compares

New Jersey pays 24.61¢/kWh, the 10th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.83 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same security camera costs $5.57 a year in Nevada and $20.66 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $15.09 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Vermont	23.84¢	87.0¢	$10.44
Connecticut	24.51¢	89.5¢	$10.74
New Jersey	24.61¢	89.8¢	$10.78
District of Columbia	25.98¢	94.8¢	$11.38
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$1.01	$12.11

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

What else costs about the same in New Jersey

Electric pressure cooker$10.34 a year in NJ Rice cooker$10.34 a year in NJ Electric lawn mower$10.24 a year in NJ

Cutting the number down

Individually trivial, collectively real: eight cameras around the clock is an always-on load worth knowing about.

Questions

How much does a security camera cost per month in New Jersey?: About 89.8¢ a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 24.61¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a security camera use?: Roughly 44 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.01 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New Jersey has the 10th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.95 a year.