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Acer PE270X_v

The Acer PE270X_v's certified consumption is 83 kWh per year, which prices out to about $15 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 85% more than the median computer monitor (rank 1316 of 1530) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $11 a year in Nevada but $44 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$15/yr

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Per month
$1.27
Per day
4¢
Certified use
83 kWh/yr
Screen size
27 in
Panel
TFT LCD
On-mode power
26.69 W
Sleep-mode power
0.27 W
11 kWh403 kWh
Where the Acer PE270X_v (▮) sits among all 1,530 certified computer monitors, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Acer PE270X_v: 83 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$14
Alaska28.2¢$24
Arizona15.2¢$13
Arkansas14.1¢$12
California34.7¢$29
Colorado17.1¢$14
Connecticut24.3¢$20
Delaware19.3¢$16
District of Columbia24.4¢$20
Florida15.1¢$13
Georgia16.4¢$14
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$44
Idaho14.4¢$12
Illinois19.9¢$17
Indiana17.5¢$15
Iowa15.9¢$13
Kansas15.7¢$13
Kentucky14.3¢$12
Louisiana13.5¢$11
Maine29.6¢$25
Maryland21.8¢$18
Massachusetts29.6¢$25
Michigan23.0¢$19
Minnesota17.5¢$15
Mississippi14.9¢$12
Missouri16.2¢$14
Montana15.1¢$13
Nebraska13.3¢$11
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$11
New Hampshire27.0¢$23
New Jersey24.9¢$21
New Mexico15.1¢$13
New York29.5¢$25
North Carolina14.7¢$12
North Dakota14.1¢$12
Ohio19.2¢$16
Oklahoma14.3¢$12
Oregon16.3¢$14
Pennsylvania21.7¢$18
Rhode Island29.2¢$24
South Carolina15.6¢$13
South Dakota15.4¢$13
Tennessee14.1¢$12
Texas15.9¢$13
Utah13.4¢$11
Vermont24.4¢$20
Virginia17.2¢$14
Washington14.9¢$12
West Virginia15.4¢$13
Wisconsin19.6¢$16
Wyoming15.2¢$13

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Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
4¢
Per month
$1.27
Per year
$15

83 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $15/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 83 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 PE270X_v use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Acer PE270X_v at 83 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 PE270X_v cost to run per month?
About $1.27 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 4¢ a day, or $15 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Acer PE270X_v energy efficient?
It uses 85% more electricity than the median certified computer monitor, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Acer PE270X_v cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $11 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $44 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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