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How Much Does It Cost to Run a Desktop Computer in Vermont?

The short answer

A typical 150W desktop computer costs about $0.04 per hour to run in Vermont, or $8.67 a month at 8 hours a day.

That’s based on Vermont’s average residential rate of 23.8¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026), 30% above the US average.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated

Desktop Computer cost by daily use in Vermont

Cost at 23.8¢/kWh, the Vermont average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 4.6 $0.04 $1.08 $13.00
2 hours/day 9.1 $0.07 $2.17 $26.01
4 hours/day 18.3 $0.14 $4.33 $52.01
8 hours/day 36.5 $0.29 $8.67 $104
12 hours/day 54.8 $0.43 $13.00 $156
24 hours/day 109.5 $0.86 $26.01 $312

Vermont vs other states

At typical use, a desktop computer costs $104 a year in Vermont — $106 less than in Hawaii and $48.31 more than in Louisiana.

Vermont has the 12th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Vermont price per kWh · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Vermont

23.8¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +7.3% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a desktop computer

Everyday desktop use — browsing, documents, video calls — is light work for a modern PC, so most office desktops plus a monitor draw around 100–200W. Workstations rendering video or running heavy software use more. Sleep mode drops consumption to just a few watts, so letting the computer sleep when you step away makes a real difference over a year.

  • Set the computer to sleep after 15–30 minutes and the display after 5–10 minutes.
  • Turn off the whole setup with a power strip at the end of the day.
  • Lower monitor brightness — it often accounts for a big share of the total.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a desktop computer for 24 hours in Vermont?

Running a 150W desktop computer for 24 hours uses about 3.60 kWh, which costs about $0.86 at Vermont’s average rate of 23.8¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a desktop computer use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical desktop computer uses about 36.5 kWh a month. In Vermont that costs $8.67.

Is it expensive to run a desktop computer in Vermont?

Vermont has the 12th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 23.8¢/kWh — pricier than most. Running a desktop computer here costs about $104 a year at typical use, compared with $80.20 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Vermont right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Vermont was 23.8¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 7.3% from a year earlier.

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