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DELL P2726DEBt

The DELL P2726DEBt's certified consumption is 59 kWh per year, which prices out to about $11 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 30% of the median certified computer monitor (rank 1059 of 1530). Where you live moves the bill from $7.69 a year in Nevada to $31 in Hawaii.

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

$11/yr

$2.04 · cheapest certified computer monitors$74 · priciest
Per month
$0.90
Per day
3¢
Certified use
59 kWh/yr
Screen size
27 in
Panel
IPS LCD
On-mode power
18.94 W
Sleep-mode power
0.36 W
11 kWh403 kWh
Where the DELL P2726DEBt (▮) sits among all 1,530 certified computer monitors, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

DELL P2726DEBt: 59 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$9.62
Alaska28.2¢$17
Arizona15.2¢$8.90
Arkansas14.1¢$8.28
California34.7¢$20
Colorado17.1¢$10
Connecticut24.3¢$14
Delaware19.3¢$11
District of Columbia24.4¢$14
Florida15.1¢$8.85
Georgia16.4¢$9.59
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$31
Idaho14.4¢$8.43
Illinois19.9¢$12
Indiana17.5¢$10
Iowa15.9¢$9.34
Kansas15.7¢$9.21
Kentucky14.3¢$8.36
Louisiana13.5¢$7.91
Maine29.6¢$17
Maryland21.8¢$13
Massachusetts29.6¢$17
Michigan23.0¢$13
Minnesota17.5¢$10
Mississippi14.9¢$8.73
Missouri16.2¢$9.51
Montana15.1¢$8.88
Nebraska13.3¢$7.77
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$7.69
New Hampshire27.0¢$16
New Jersey24.9¢$15
New Mexico15.1¢$8.83
New York29.5¢$17
North Carolina14.7¢$8.64
North Dakota14.1¢$8.28
Ohio19.2¢$11
Oklahoma14.3¢$8.40
Oregon16.3¢$9.57
Pennsylvania21.7¢$13
Rhode Island29.2¢$17
South Carolina15.6¢$9.12
South Dakota15.4¢$9.01
Tennessee14.1¢$8.25
Texas15.9¢$9.35
Utah13.4¢$7.84
Vermont24.4¢$14
Virginia17.2¢$10
Washington14.9¢$8.74
West Virginia15.4¢$9.06
Wisconsin19.6¢$11
Wyoming15.2¢$8.94

Certified models closest in efficiency

computer monitors within reach of 59 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
ViewSonic VS1799359$11
ASUS XG27A58$11
DELL P2424HTc58$11
LG 27BN88Q58$11
PHILIPS 275S959$11
DELL U2719Dt58$11

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
3¢
Per month
$0.90
Per year
$11

59 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $11/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 59 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 P2726DEBt use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the DELL P2726DEBt at 59 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 P2726DEBt cost to run per month?
About $0.90 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $11 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the DELL P2726DEBt energy efficient?
It uses 30% more electricity than the median certified computer monitor.
What does the DELL P2726DEBt cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $7.69 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $31 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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