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Entertainment · Louisiana

How Much Does It Cost to Run a TV in Louisiana?

The short answer

A typical 100W TV costs about $0.01 per hour to run in Louisiana, or $1.93 a month at 5 hours a day.

The estimate uses Louisiana’s average residential electricity price of 12.7¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 31% below the national average.

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

TV cost by daily use in Louisiana

Cost at 12.7¢/kWh, the Louisiana average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 3.0 $0.01 $0.39 $4.64
2 hours/day 6.1 $0.03 $0.77 $9.29
4 hours/day 12.2 $0.05 $1.55 $18.57
8 hours/day 24.3 $0.10 $3.10 $37.14
12 hours/day 36.5 $0.15 $4.64 $55.71
24 hours/day 73.0 $0.31 $9.29 $111

Louisiana vs other states

Louisiana has the cheapest electricity in the country — the same TV would cost $64.39 more a year in Hawaii.

Louisiana has the cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Louisiana electricity rates · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Louisiana

12.7¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▼ −3.0% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a TV

TV power use depends mostly on screen size and brightness. A 50–55 inch LED TV typically draws about 70–100W, while large 75-inch-plus and HDR content at full brightness can exceed 200W. OLED TVs vary with what's on screen. Standby power on modern sets is under a watt. The default here assumes 5 hours of viewing a day.

  • Use the energy-saving or auto-brightness picture mode.
  • Turn off quick-start or instant-on features if you don't need them.
  • Set a sleep timer so the TV isn't left on overnight.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a TV for 24 hours in Louisiana?

Running a 100W TV for 24 hours uses about 2.40 kWh, which costs about $0.31 at Louisiana’s average rate of 12.7¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a TV use per month?

At 5 hours a day, a typical TV uses about 15.2 kWh a month. In Louisiana that costs $1.93.

Is it expensive to run a TV in Louisiana?

Louisiana has the cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 12.7¢/kWh — one of the cheapest. Running a TV here costs about $23.21 a year at typical use, compared with $33.42 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Louisiana right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Louisiana was 12.7¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — down 3.0% from a year earlier.

How much does it cost to leave a TV on all day?

A 100W TV left on for 24 hours uses 2.4 kWh — at the US average rate that's roughly 40–45 cents a day.

TV costs in nearby states

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