Cost to run a toaster in New Jersey (August 2026 rates)
At 24.61¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in August 2026 — running a toaster costs $8.62 a year. That is 36% more than the national average of $6.36.
- Per hour
- 29.5¢
- Per day of use
- 2.4¢
- Per month
- 71.9¢
- Per year
- $8.62
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 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 $2.26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | 69.6¢ | $8.35 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | 71.6¢ | $8.59 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | 71.9¢ | $8.62 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | 75.9¢ | $9.10 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | 80.7¢ | $9.69 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a toaster.
What else costs about the same in New Jersey
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 New Jersey?
- About 71.9¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 24.61¢/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?
- 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 $6.36 a year.