Data through June 2026
Running cost · Computer Monitors · ENERGY STAR certified
LG 27BA650
The LG 27BA650's certified consumption is 53 kWh per year, which prices out to about $9.66 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 17% of the median certified computer monitor (rank 974 of 1530). The same unit costs $6.91 a year in Nevada but $28 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.
Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh
$9.66/yr
- Per month
- $0.81
- Per day
- 3¢
- Certified use
- 53 kWh/yr
- Screen size
- 27 in
- Panel
- IPS LCD
- On-mode power
- 16.7 W
- Sleep-mode power
- 0.26 W
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.4¢ | $8.64 | |
| Alaska | 28.2¢ | $15 | |
| Arizona | 15.2¢ | $8.00 | |
| Arkansas | 14.1¢ | $7.44 | |
| California | 34.7¢ | $18 | |
| Colorado | 17.1¢ | $9.02 | |
| Connecticut | 24.3¢ | $13 | |
| Delaware | 19.3¢ | $10 | |
| District of Columbia | 24.4¢ | $13 | |
| Florida | 15.1¢ | $7.95 | |
| Georgia | 16.4¢ | $8.62 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 52.7¢ | $28 | |
| Idaho | 14.4¢ | $7.57 | |
| Illinois | 19.9¢ | $10 | |
| Indiana | 17.5¢ | $9.22 | |
| Iowa | 15.9¢ | $8.39 | |
| Kansas | 15.7¢ | $8.28 | |
| Kentucky | 14.3¢ | $7.51 | |
| Louisiana | 13.5¢ | $7.11 | |
| Maine | 29.6¢ | $16 | |
| Maryland | 21.8¢ | $12 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.6¢ | $16 | |
| Michigan | 23.0¢ | $12 | |
| Minnesota | 17.5¢ | $9.23 | |
| Mississippi | 14.9¢ | $7.84 | |
| Missouri | 16.2¢ | $8.54 | |
| Montana | 15.1¢ | $7.98 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $6.98 | |
| Nevadacheapest | 13.1¢ | $6.91 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.0¢ | $14 | |
| New Jersey | 24.9¢ | $13 | |
| New Mexico | 15.1¢ | $7.93 | |
| New York | 29.5¢ | $16 | |
| North Carolina | 14.7¢ | $7.77 | |
| North Dakota | 14.1¢ | $7.44 | |
| Ohio | 19.2¢ | $10 | |
| Oklahoma | 14.3¢ | $7.55 | |
| Oregon | 16.3¢ | $8.60 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.7¢ | $11 | |
| Rhode Island | 29.2¢ | $15 | |
| South Carolina | 15.6¢ | $8.19 | |
| South Dakota | 15.4¢ | $8.09 | |
| Tennessee | 14.1¢ | $7.41 | |
| Texas | 15.9¢ | $8.40 | |
| Utah | 13.4¢ | $7.04 | |
| Vermont | 24.4¢ | $13 | |
| Virginia | 17.2¢ | $9.07 | |
| Washington | 14.9¢ | $7.85 | |
| West Virginia | 15.4¢ | $8.14 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.6¢ | $10 | |
| Wyoming | 15.2¢ | $8.03 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| ViewSonic VS18858 | 53 | $9.67 |
| AOC 27E4CV | 53 | $9.67 |
| LG 27BA750 | 53 | $9.69 |
| LG 27BA850 | 53 | $9.69 |
| Acer V277U | 53 | $9.70 |
| PHILIPS 276B1 | 53 | $9.70 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 3¢
- Per month
- $0.81
- Per year
- $9.72
53 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $9.72/yr
Prefilled with this model's certified 53 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 LG 27BA650 use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the LG 27BA650 at 53 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 LG 27BA650 cost to run per month?
- About $0.81 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $9.66 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the LG 27BA650 energy efficient?
- It uses 17% more electricity than the median certified computer monitor.
- What does the LG 27BA650 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $6.91 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $28 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).