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PHILIPS 222B9

The PHILIPS 222B9's certified consumption is 50 kWh per year, which prices out to about $9.15 at the national average rate — your hours of use scale that directly. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 11% of the median certified computer monitor (rank 927 of 1530). The same unit costs $6.54 a year in Nevada but $26 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

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

$9.15/yr

$2.04 · cheapest certified computer monitors$74 · priciest
Per month
$0.76
Per day
3¢
Certified use
50 kWh/yr
Screen size
21.5 in
Panel
TN LCD
On-mode power
15.96 W
Sleep-mode power
0.17 W
11 kWh403 kWh
Where the PHILIPS 222B9 (▮) sits among all 1,530 certified computer monitors, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

PHILIPS 222B9: 50 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$8.18
Alaska28.2¢$14
Arizona15.2¢$7.57
Arkansas14.1¢$7.05
California34.7¢$17
Colorado17.1¢$8.55
Connecticut24.3¢$12
Delaware19.3¢$9.63
District of Columbia24.4¢$12
Florida15.1¢$7.53
Georgia16.4¢$8.16
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$26
Idaho14.4¢$7.17
Illinois19.9¢$9.93
Indiana17.5¢$8.74
Iowa15.9¢$7.95
Kansas15.7¢$7.84
Kentucky14.3¢$7.12
Louisiana13.5¢$6.73
Maine29.6¢$15
Maryland21.8¢$11
Massachusetts29.6¢$15
Michigan23.0¢$11
Minnesota17.5¢$8.74
Mississippi14.9¢$7.43
Missouri16.2¢$8.09
Montana15.1¢$7.55
Nebraska13.3¢$6.61
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$6.54
New Hampshire27.0¢$13
New Jersey24.9¢$12
New Mexico15.1¢$7.51
New York29.5¢$15
North Carolina14.7¢$7.36
North Dakota14.1¢$7.05
Ohio19.2¢$9.58
Oklahoma14.3¢$7.15
Oregon16.3¢$8.14
Pennsylvania21.7¢$11
Rhode Island29.2¢$15
South Carolina15.6¢$7.76
South Dakota15.4¢$7.66
Tennessee14.1¢$7.02
Texas15.9¢$7.95
Utah13.4¢$6.67
Vermont24.4¢$12
Virginia17.2¢$8.59
Washington14.9¢$7.44
West Virginia15.4¢$7.71
Wisconsin19.6¢$9.76
Wyoming15.2¢$7.60

Certified models closest in efficiency

computer monitors within reach of 50 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Lenovo A24270FL050$9.15
Lenovo A22270FT050$9.16
BenQ GW2791-L50$9.16
PHILIPS 24B2U4301H50$9.14
BLOOMBERG BFP300-2450$9.17
PHILIPS 27E1N1100A50$9.17

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
3¢
Per month
$0.76
Per year
$9.17

50 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $9.17/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 50 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 PHILIPS 222B9 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the PHILIPS 222B9 at 50 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 PHILIPS 222B9 cost to run per month?
About $0.76 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $9.15 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the PHILIPS 222B9 energy efficient?
It uses 11% more electricity than the median certified computer monitor.
What does the PHILIPS 222B9 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $6.54 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $26 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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