How much does a toaster cost per month in Alaska?

About 85.9¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 29.41¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?

Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Alaska has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.

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Cost to run a toaster in Alaska (August 2026 rates)

At 29.41¢ per kilowatt-hour — Alaska's average residential price in August 2026 — running a toaster costs $10.31 a year. That is 62% more than the national average of $6.36. Alaska's residential rate is up 5.8% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $9.74 to $10.31 a year.

Per hour: 35.3¢
Per day of use: 2.8¢
Per month: 85.9¢
Per year: $10.31

Assumption: 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 35 kWh a year. Roughly five minutes a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Alaska compares

Alaska pays 29.41¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.94 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same toaster costs $4.46 a year in Nevada and $16.53 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $12.07 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Rhode Island	28.18¢	82.3¢	$9.87
New York	28.65¢	83.7¢	$10.04
Alaska	29.41¢	85.9¢	$10.31
California	29.75¢	86.9¢	$10.42
Massachusetts	30.48¢	89.0¢	$10.68

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

What else costs about the same in Alaska

Vacuum cleaner$10.59 a year in AK Electric blanket$11.29 a year in AK Electric lawn mower$12.23 a year in AK

Cutting the number down

High wattage, tiny runtime: a toaster is a good reminder that watts alone tell you nothing without hours.

Questions

How much does a toaster cost per month in Alaska?: About 85.9¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 29.41¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?: Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Alaska has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.