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

About $1.05 a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th 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 York (August 2026 rates)

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a security camera costs $12.55 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $7.95. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.67 to $12.55 a year.

Per hour: 0.1¢
Per day of use: 3.4¢
Per month: $1.05
Per year: $12.55

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 York compares

New York pays 28.65¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.59 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
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$1.01	$12.11
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$1.03	$12.34
New York	28.65¢	$1.05	$12.55
Alaska	29.41¢	$1.07	$12.88
California	29.75¢	$1.09	$13.03

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

What else costs about the same in New York

Electric pressure cooker$12.03 a year in NY Rice cooker$12.03 a year in NY Electric lawn mower$11.92 a year in NY

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 York?: About $1.05 a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.95 a year.