How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Pennsylvania?

About $16.30 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 21.73¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?

Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Pennsylvania has the 15th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.

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Cost to run a garage refrigerator in Pennsylvania (June 2026 rates)

At 21.73¢ per kilowatt-hour — Pennsylvania's average residential price in June 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $196 a year. That is 18% more than the national average of $165. Pennsylvania's residential rate is up 10.4% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $177 to $196 a year.

Per day: 53.6¢
Per month: $16.30
Per year: $196

Assumption: 900 kWh a year. An older second fridge in an unconditioned garage. Age and ambient heat both push this well above a modern kitchen unit. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Pennsylvania compares

Pennsylvania pays 21.73¢/kWh, the 15th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $30.51 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same garage refrigerator costs $118 a year in Nevada and $474 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $356 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Wisconsin	19.56¢	$14.67	$176
Illinois	19.89¢	$14.92	$179
Pennsylvania	21.73¢	$16.30	$196
Maryland	21.84¢	$16.38	$197
Michigan	22.99¢	$17.24	$207

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

What else costs about the same in Pennsylvania

Space heater$188 a year in PA Portable air conditioner$184 a year in PA Electric clothes dryer$169 a year in PA

Cutting the number down

This is the classic hidden line item: a 20-year-old beer fridge can cost more per year than every light in the house combined.
Running it only in the months you actually need it, rather than year-round, cuts the cost proportionally.

Questions

How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Pennsylvania?: About $16.30 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 21.73¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?: Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Pennsylvania has the 15th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.