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DELL P1917Sc

The DELL P1917Sc's certified consumption is 33 kWh per year, which prices out to about $6.30 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Compared with the median certified computer monitor, it uses 26% less electricity — rank 185 out of 1482. Where you live moves the bill from $4.13 a year in North Dakota to $16 in Hawaii.

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

$6.30/yr

$2.09 · cheapest certified computer monitors$76 · priciest
Per month
$0.52
Per day
Certified use
33 kWh/yr
Screen size
19 in
Panel
TFT LCD
On-mode power
10.65 W
Sleep-mode power
0.14 W
11 kWh403 kWh
Where the DELL P1917Sc (▮) sits among all 1,482 certified computer monitors, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

DELL P1917Sc: 33 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$5.82
Alaska27.4¢$9.15
Arizona15.5¢$5.18
Arkansas14.2¢$4.74
California35.3¢$12
Colorado16.5¢$5.53
Connecticut32.2¢$11
Delaware18.8¢$6.29
District of Columbia25.4¢$8.50
Florida15.4¢$5.14
Georgia15.4¢$5.14
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$16
Idaho12.7¢$4.25
Illinois20.5¢$6.85
Indiana17.9¢$5.99
Iowa13.9¢$4.64
Kansas15.8¢$5.28
Kentucky15.0¢$5.02
Louisiana14.4¢$4.83
Maine28.4¢$9.51
Maryland22.1¢$7.38
Massachusetts29.4¢$9.85
Michigan21.4¢$7.15
Minnesota16.4¢$5.48
Mississippi16.8¢$5.61
Missouri14.0¢$4.69
Montana13.9¢$4.65
Nebraska13.3¢$4.44
Nevada14.3¢$4.78
New Hampshire27.2¢$9.11
New Jersey23.5¢$7.87
New Mexico15.2¢$5.07
New York29.4¢$9.85
North Carolina16.3¢$5.44
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$4.13
Ohio19.5¢$6.52
Oklahoma13.3¢$4.45
Oregon15.8¢$5.28
Pennsylvania21.5¢$7.18
Rhode Island28.3¢$9.47
South Carolina17.1¢$5.71
South Dakota14.5¢$4.86
Tennessee14.9¢$5.00
Texas17.0¢$5.68
Utah13.3¢$4.45
Vermont24.6¢$8.22
Virginia17.4¢$5.81
Washington14.4¢$4.80
West Virginia16.1¢$5.37
Wisconsin19.2¢$6.43
Wyoming14.7¢$4.91

Certified models closest in efficiency

computer monitors within reach of 33 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
YASHI YZ240733$6.30
DELL P2222Ht33$6.29
DELL E2425Ht33$6.27
MSI PRO MP223 E234$6.32
HP HP 524pf34$6.33
ViewSonic VS1728734$6.33

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
Per month
$0.52
Per year
$6.21

33 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $6.21/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 33 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 DELL P1917Sc use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the DELL P1917Sc at 33 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 DELL P1917Sc cost to run per month?
About $0.52 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 2¢ a day, or $6.30 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the DELL P1917Sc energy efficient?
It uses 26% less electricity than the median certified computer monitor, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the DELL P1917Sc cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $4.13 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $16 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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