Is electricity expensive in Georgia?

Georgia's residential average of 16.4¢/kWh is 11% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 27 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest computer monitor to run in Georgia?

Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.82 a year at Georgia rates (11 kWh/yr).

How does Georgia compare with other states?

The same median computer monitor costs $5.90 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $24 in Hawaii (the priciest). Georgia sits at $7.37.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Georgia · 16.4¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a computer monitor in Georgia?

$7.37/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Georgia runs 16.4¢/kWh — 11% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified computer monitor at about $7.37 a year, versus $8.26 nationally.

Georgia ranks 27 of 51 jurisdictions for computer monitor running costs — solidly mid-table. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Georgia rates the most efficient certified model (Acer PE140WU_z) costs $1.82 a year while the most power-hungry (PLANAR 2E0I1) costs $66 — a spread of $64 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median computer monitor would cost $5.90 and $24 a year there.

Georgia

$7.37

US average

$8.26

Nevada

$5.90

Hawaii

$24

Median certified computer monitor (45 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest computer monitors to run at Georgia rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 16.4¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in GA
1	Acer PE140WU_zmost efficient	11	$1.82
2	ELO ET1304LSN	13	$2.09
3	HP HP E14 G4most efficient	13	$2.09
4	DELL P1424Hf	13	$2.20
5	VAIO VJ5VP141XXXXmost efficient	14	$2.33
6	Wacom One DTC141	14	$2.37
7	PLANAR PM16-S	14	$2.37
8	EIZO FlexScan FLTmost efficient	15	$2.39
9	MSI PRO MP161 E2most efficient	15	$2.46
10	ASUS MQ16FCmost efficient	15	$2.50

Price any model at Georgia rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 2¢
Per month: $0.61
Per year: $7.36

45 kWh/yr × 16.4¢/kWh = $7.36/yr

Prefilled with the median certified computer monitor (45 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a computer monitor in Georgia?: About $7.37 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified computer monitor, at Georgia's average residential rate of 16.4¢/kWh — that's $0.61 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Georgia?: Georgia's residential average of 16.4¢/kWh is 11% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 27 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest computer monitor to run in Georgia?: Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.82 a year at Georgia rates (11 kWh/yr).
How does Georgia compare with other states?: The same median computer monitor costs $5.90 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $24 in Hawaii (the priciest). Georgia sits at $7.37.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.