COST TO RUN / APPLIANCE
Cost to run a electric water heater by state.
Standardized scenario: 4,500 kWh/year standardized household scenario. Annual energy use: 4,500 kWh.
U.S. benchmark$830/yr
Annual energy4,500 kWh
Cheapest marketIdaho
Highest-cost marketHawaii
| Rank | State | Rate | Monthly benchmark | Annual benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 12.35¢ | $46 | $556 |
| #2 | Utah | 12.96¢ | $49 | $583 |
| #3 | Oklahoma | 13.38¢ | $50 | $602 |
| #4 | Nebraska | 13.59¢ | $51 | $612 |
| #5 | Nevada | 13.60¢ | $51 | $612 |
| #6 | North Dakota | 13.61¢ | $51 | $612 |
| #7 | Missouri | 13.68¢ | $51 | $616 |
| #8 | New Mexico | 14.12¢ | $53 | $635 |
| #9 | Iowa | 14.14¢ | $53 | $636 |
| #10 | Louisiana | 14.15¢ | $53 | $637 |
| #11 | Arkansas | 14.36¢ | $54 | $646 |
| #12 | Tennessee | 14.47¢ | $54 | $651 |
| #13 | Montana | 14.67¢ | $55 | $660 |
| #14 | Wyoming | 14.80¢ | $56 | $666 |
| #15 | Washington | 14.95¢ | $56 | $673 |
| #16 | Kentucky | 14.98¢ | $56 | $674 |
| #17 | North Carolina | 15.09¢ | $57 | $679 |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.13¢ | $57 | $681 |
| #19 | Florida | 15.17¢ | $57 | $683 |
| #20 | Arizona | 15.23¢ | $57 | $685 |
| #21 | South Dakota | 15.73¢ | $59 | $708 |
| #22 | Georgia | 15.84¢ | $59 | $713 |
| #23 | Colorado | 16.16¢ | $61 | $727 |
| #24 | Mississippi | 16.16¢ | $61 | $727 |
| #25 | South Carolina | 16.18¢ | $61 | $728 |
| #26 | Oregon | 16.27¢ | $61 | $732 |
| #27 | Texas | 16.44¢ | $62 | $740 |
| #28 | Alabama | 16.77¢ | $63 | $755 |
| #29 | West Virginia | 16.80¢ | $63 | $756 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 16.95¢ | $64 | $763 |
| #31 | Virginia | 17.61¢ | $66 | $792 |
| #32 | Indiana | 18.15¢ | $68 | $817 |
| #33 | Delaware | 19.38¢ | $73 | $872 |
| #34 | Ohio | 19.52¢ | $73 | $878 |
| #35 | Wisconsin | 19.74¢ | $74 | $888 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | 21.55¢ | $81 | $970 |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.77¢ | $82 | $980 |
| #38 | Michigan | 22.01¢ | $83 | $990 |
| #39 | New Jersey | 23.27¢ | $87 | $1,047 |
| #40 | Illinois | 23.85¢ | $89 | $1,073 |
| #41 | Vermont | 24.89¢ | $93 | $1,120 |
| #42 | District of Columbia | 25.40¢ | $95 | $1,143 |
| #43 | New Hampshire | 27.33¢ | $102 | $1,230 |
| #44 | Connecticut | 27.37¢ | $103 | $1,232 |
| #45 | Alaska | 28.23¢ | $106 | $1,270 |
| #46 | Maine | 28.63¢ | $107 | $1,288 |
| #47 | Massachusetts | 28.82¢ | $108 | $1,297 |
| #48 | Rhode Island | 29.46¢ | $110 | $1,326 |
| #49 | New York | 29.93¢ | $112 | $1,347 |
| #50 | California | 33.25¢ | $125 | $1,496 |
| #51 | Hawaii | 52.00¢ | $195 | $2,340 |