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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Alaska (June 2026 rates)
At 28.21¢ per kilowatt-hour — Alaska's average residential price in June 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $46.33 a year. That is 54% more than the national average of $30.12. Alaska's residential rate is up 5.0% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $44.13 to $46.33 a year.
- Per hour
- 2.5¢
- Per day of use
- 12.7¢
- Per month
- $3.86
- Per year
- $46.33
Assumption: 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. A 55-inch LED set at default brightness. OLED and 65-inch-plus models run higher, and HDR content pushes peak draw up sharply. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Alaska compares
Alaska pays 28.21¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $16.21 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same 55-inch LED TV costs $21.53 a year in Nevada and $86.59 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $65.06 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 24.95¢ | $3.42 | $40.98 |
| New Hampshire | 27.01¢ | $3.70 | $44.36 |
| Alaska | 28.21¢ | $3.86 | $46.33 |
| Rhode Island | 29.23¢ | $4.00 | $48.01 |
| New York | 29.49¢ | $4.04 | $48.44 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a 55-inch LED TV.
What else costs about the same in Alaska
Cutting the number down
- Store-demo picture modes are tuned for a showroom floor and can double the draw versus a normal viewing mode.
- Automatic brightness limiting keeps a dark room from being lit at showroom levels, which is both cheaper and easier on the eyes.
- A soundbar, console and streaming box left on add a standby load that never appears in the TV's own spec.
Questions
- How much does a 55-inch LED TV cost per month in Alaska?
- About $3.86 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.21¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a 55-inch LED TV use?
- Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.09 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Alaska has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.