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Cost to run a 55-inch LED TV in Tennessee (June 2026 rates)
At 14.07¢ per kilowatt-hour — Tennessee's average residential price in June 2026 — running a 55-inch LED TV costs $23.11 a year. That is 23% less than the national average of $30.12. Tennessee's residential rate is up 1.8% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $22.70 to $23.11 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.3¢
- Per day of use
- 6.3¢
- Per month
- $1.93
- Per year
- $23.11
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 Tennessee compares
Tennessee pays 14.07¢/kWh, the 5th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $7.01 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 13.37¢ | $1.83 | $21.96 |
| Louisiana | 13.49¢ | $1.85 | $22.16 |
| Tennessee | 14.07¢ | $1.93 | $23.11 |
| North Dakota | 14.12¢ | $1.93 | $23.19 |
| Arkansas | 14.12¢ | $1.93 | $23.19 |
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 Tennessee
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 Tennessee?
- About $1.93 a month, assuming 90 W, 5 hours a day, 365 days a year at 14.07¢/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?
- Tennessee has the 5th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.