COST TO RUN / HVAC
Cost to run a central air conditioning by state.
Standardized scenario: 3.5 kW × 8 hours/day × 120 days/year. Annual energy use: 3,360 kWh.
U.S. benchmark$620/yr
Annual energy3,360 kWh
Cheapest marketIdaho
Highest-cost marketHawaii
| Rank | State | Rate | Monthly benchmark | Annual benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 12.35¢ | $35 | $415 |
| #2 | Utah | 12.96¢ | $36 | $435 |
| #3 | Oklahoma | 13.38¢ | $37 | $450 |
| #4 | Nebraska | 13.59¢ | $38 | $457 |
| #5 | Nevada | 13.60¢ | $38 | $457 |
| #6 | North Dakota | 13.61¢ | $38 | $457 |
| #7 | Missouri | 13.68¢ | $38 | $460 |
| #8 | New Mexico | 14.12¢ | $40 | $474 |
| #9 | Iowa | 14.14¢ | $40 | $475 |
| #10 | Louisiana | 14.15¢ | $40 | $475 |
| #11 | Arkansas | 14.36¢ | $40 | $482 |
| #12 | Tennessee | 14.47¢ | $41 | $486 |
| #13 | Montana | 14.67¢ | $41 | $493 |
| #14 | Wyoming | 14.80¢ | $41 | $497 |
| #15 | Washington | 14.95¢ | $42 | $502 |
| #16 | Kentucky | 14.98¢ | $42 | $503 |
| #17 | North Carolina | 15.09¢ | $42 | $507 |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.13¢ | $42 | $508 |
| #19 | Florida | 15.17¢ | $42 | $510 |
| #20 | Arizona | 15.23¢ | $43 | $512 |
| #21 | South Dakota | 15.73¢ | $44 | $529 |
| #22 | Georgia | 15.84¢ | $44 | $532 |
| #23 | Colorado | 16.16¢ | $45 | $543 |
| #24 | Mississippi | 16.16¢ | $45 | $543 |
| #25 | South Carolina | 16.18¢ | $45 | $544 |
| #26 | Oregon | 16.27¢ | $46 | $547 |
| #27 | Texas | 16.44¢ | $46 | $552 |
| #28 | Alabama | 16.77¢ | $47 | $563 |
| #29 | West Virginia | 16.80¢ | $47 | $564 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 16.95¢ | $47 | $570 |
| #31 | Virginia | 17.61¢ | $49 | $592 |
| #32 | Indiana | 18.15¢ | $51 | $610 |
| #33 | Delaware | 19.38¢ | $54 | $651 |
| #34 | Ohio | 19.52¢ | $55 | $656 |
| #35 | Wisconsin | 19.74¢ | $55 | $663 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | 21.55¢ | $60 | $724 |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.77¢ | $61 | $731 |
| #38 | Michigan | 22.01¢ | $62 | $740 |
| #39 | New Jersey | 23.27¢ | $65 | $782 |
| #40 | Illinois | 23.85¢ | $67 | $801 |
| #41 | Vermont | 24.89¢ | $70 | $836 |
| #42 | District of Columbia | 25.40¢ | $71 | $853 |
| #43 | New Hampshire | 27.33¢ | $77 | $918 |
| #44 | Connecticut | 27.37¢ | $77 | $920 |
| #45 | Alaska | 28.23¢ | $79 | $949 |
| #46 | Maine | 28.63¢ | $80 | $962 |
| #47 | Massachusetts | 28.82¢ | $81 | $968 |
| #48 | Rhode Island | 29.46¢ | $82 | $990 |
| #49 | New York | 29.93¢ | $84 | $1,006 |
| #50 | California | 33.25¢ | $93 | $1,117 |
| #51 | Hawaii | 52.00¢ | $146 | $1,747 |