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{
"tool": "electricity-bill",
"question": "How does the Electricity Bill Calculator work?",
"answer": "Estimate what an appliance costs to run from its wattage, hours of use, and your rate.",
"formula": "Cost = (Watts ÷ 1000) × hours × rate",
"inputs": [
{
"id": "watts",
"label": "Power",
"unit": "W"
},
{
"id": "hours",
"label": "Hours per day",
"unit": null
},
{
"id": "rate",
"label": "Price per kWh",
"unit": "$"
}
],
"sources": [
{
"name": "U.S. EIA — Electricity prices",
"url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/",
"note": "Average rate data."
}
],
"updated": "2026-06-03",
"methodology": null,
"datasets": [
"dataset.us.electricity_price.v1"
],
"benchmark": [
{
"where": "US national",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.1783,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "AL",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.1638,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "AK",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.2614,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "AZ",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.1572,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "AR",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.1281,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "CA",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.3208,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "CO",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.1664,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "CT",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
"value": 0.2976,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "DE",
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"confidence": "verified"
},
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"where": "DC",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "FL",
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"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "GA",
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"value": 0.1449,
"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "HI",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "ID",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
{
"where": "IL",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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{
"where": "IN",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
},
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"where": "IA",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
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"confidence": "verified"
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{
"where": "KS",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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{
"where": "KY",
"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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{
"where": "LA",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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"where": "ME",
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"confidence": "verified"
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"confidence": "verified"
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"where": "MO",
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{
"where": "NE",
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"confidence": "verified"
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"where": "NV",
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{
"where": "OK",
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"confidence": "verified"
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"confidence": "verified"
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"confidence": "verified"
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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"confidence": "verified"
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"measure": "attribute.rate.per_kwh",
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"unit": "USD/kWh",
"confidence": "verified"
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}
]
}