Is electricity expensive in Texas?

Texas's residential average of 15.9¢/kWh is 13% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 24 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

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

Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.77 a year at Texas rates (11 kWh/yr).

How does Texas 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). Texas sits at $7.18.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Texas · 15.9¢/kWh residential average

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

$7.18/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Texas runs 15.9¢/kWh — 13% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified computer monitor at about $7.18 a year, versus $8.26 nationally.

In the national ranking, Texas lands at 24 of 51 for what a computer monitor costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Texas rates the most efficient certified model (Acer PE140WU_z) costs $1.77 a year while the most power-hungry (PLANAR 2E0I1) costs $64 — a spread of $62 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.

Texas

$7.18

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 Texas rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 15.9¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in TX
1	Acer PE140WU_zmost efficient	11	$1.77
2	ELO ET1304LSN	13	$2.03
3	HP HP E14 G4most efficient	13	$2.04
4	DELL P1424Hf	13	$2.14
5	VAIO VJ5VP141XXXXmost efficient	14	$2.27
6	Wacom One DTC141	14	$2.31
7	PLANAR PM16-S	14	$2.31
8	EIZO FlexScan FLTmost efficient	15	$2.33
9	MSI PRO MP161 E2most efficient	15	$2.40
10	ASUS MQ16FCmost efficient	15	$2.43

Price any model at Texas rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 2¢
Per month: $0.60
Per year: $7.17

45 kWh/yr × 15.9¢/kWh = $7.17/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 Texas?: About $7.18 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified computer monitor, at Texas's average residential rate of 15.9¢/kWh — that's $0.60 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Texas?: Texas's residential average of 15.9¢/kWh is 13% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 24 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest computer monitor to run in Texas?: Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.77 a year at Texas rates (11 kWh/yr).
How does Texas 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). Texas sits at $7.18.

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