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Running cost · Computer Monitors · ENERGY STAR certified

Acer B277U_v

The Acer B277U_v's certified consumption is 30 kWh per year, which prices out to about $5.73 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified computer monitor — 33% less electricity than the median, ranked 116 of 1482. The same unit costs $3.76 a year in North Dakota but $14 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$5.73/yr

$2.09 · cheapest certified computer monitors$76 · priciest
Per month
$0.48
Per day
2¢
Certified use
30 kWh/yr
Screen size
27 in
Panel
TFT LCD
On-mode power
9.59 W
Sleep-mode power
0.18 W
11 kWh403 kWh
Where the Acer B277U_v (▮) sits among all 1,482 certified computer monitors, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Acer B277U_v: 30 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$5.30
Alaska27.4¢$8.32
Arizona15.5¢$4.71
Arkansas14.2¢$4.31
California35.3¢$11
Colorado16.5¢$5.03
Connecticut32.2¢$9.81
Delaware18.8¢$5.72
District of Columbia25.4¢$7.73
Florida15.4¢$4.68
Georgia15.4¢$4.68
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$14
Idaho12.7¢$3.86
Illinois20.5¢$6.23
Indiana17.9¢$5.45
Iowa13.9¢$4.22
Kansas15.8¢$4.80
Kentucky15.0¢$4.57
Louisiana14.4¢$4.39
Maine28.4¢$8.65
Maryland22.1¢$6.71
Massachusetts29.4¢$8.96
Michigan21.4¢$6.51
Minnesota16.4¢$4.99
Mississippi16.8¢$5.10
Missouri14.0¢$4.26
Montana13.9¢$4.23
Nebraska13.3¢$4.04
Nevada14.3¢$4.35
New Hampshire27.2¢$8.29
New Jersey23.5¢$7.16
New Mexico15.2¢$4.61
New York29.4¢$8.96
North Carolina16.3¢$4.94
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$3.76
Ohio19.5¢$5.93
Oklahoma13.3¢$4.05
Oregon15.8¢$4.80
Pennsylvania21.5¢$6.53
Rhode Island28.3¢$8.61
South Carolina17.1¢$5.19
South Dakota14.5¢$4.42
Tennessee14.9¢$4.54
Texas17.0¢$5.17
Utah13.3¢$4.04
Vermont24.6¢$7.47
Virginia17.4¢$5.29
Washington14.4¢$4.37
West Virginia16.1¢$4.89
Wisconsin19.2¢$5.84
Wyoming14.7¢$4.47

Certified models closest in efficiency

computer monitors within reach of 30 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Acer V227Qmost efficient30$5.73
LG 24BA450most efficient31$5.74
AOC 20E130$5.71
ASUS VA24Dmost efficient30$5.71
Acer V196L31$5.76
ASUS VP229most efficient30$5.69

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
2¢
Per month
$0.47
Per year
$5.65

30 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $5.65/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 30 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh (TEC) assumes the monitor is on 35% of the day and asleep the other 65%, per the ENERGY STAR test basis.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Acer B277U_v use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Acer B277U_v at 30 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh (TEC) assumes the monitor is on 35% of the day and asleep the other 65%, per the ENERGY STAR test basis.
How much does the Acer B277U_v cost to run per month?
About $0.48 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 2¢ a day, or $5.73 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Acer B277U_v energy efficient?
It uses 33% less electricity than the median certified computer monitor, placing it in the top 10% of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Acer B277U_v cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $3.76 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $14 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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