How much does a security camera cost per month in Rhode Island?

About $1.03 a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.18¢/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?

Rhode Island has the 7th 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 Rhode Island (August 2026 rates)

At 28.18¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in August 2026 — running a security camera costs $12.34 a year. That is 55% more than the national average of $7.95. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 6.2% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.62 to $12.34 a year.

Per hour: 0.1¢
Per day of use: 3.4¢
Per month: $1.03
Per year: $12.34

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 Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 28.18¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.39 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
District of Columbia	25.98¢	94.8¢	$11.38
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

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

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Electric pressure cooker$11.84 a year in RI Rice cooker$11.84 a year in RI Electric lawn mower$11.72 a year in RI

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 Rhode Island?: About $1.03 a month, assuming 5 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.18¢/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?: Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.95 a year.