COST TO RUN / HVAC
Cost to run a heat pump by state.
Standardized scenario: 2.5 kW × 8 hours/day × 180 days/year. Annual energy use: 3,600 kWh.
U.S. benchmark$664/yr
Annual energy3,600 kWh
Cheapest marketIdaho
Highest-cost marketHawaii
| Rank | State | Rate | Monthly benchmark | Annual benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 12.35¢ | $37 | $445 |
| #2 | Utah | 12.96¢ | $39 | $467 |
| #3 | Oklahoma | 13.38¢ | $40 | $482 |
| #4 | Nebraska | 13.59¢ | $41 | $489 |
| #5 | Nevada | 13.60¢ | $41 | $490 |
| #6 | North Dakota | 13.61¢ | $41 | $490 |
| #7 | Missouri | 13.68¢ | $41 | $492 |
| #8 | New Mexico | 14.12¢ | $42 | $508 |
| #9 | Iowa | 14.14¢ | $42 | $509 |
| #10 | Louisiana | 14.15¢ | $42 | $509 |
| #11 | Arkansas | 14.36¢ | $43 | $517 |
| #12 | Tennessee | 14.47¢ | $43 | $521 |
| #13 | Montana | 14.67¢ | $44 | $528 |
| #14 | Wyoming | 14.80¢ | $44 | $533 |
| #15 | Washington | 14.95¢ | $45 | $538 |
| #16 | Kentucky | 14.98¢ | $45 | $539 |
| #17 | North Carolina | 15.09¢ | $45 | $543 |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.13¢ | $45 | $545 |
| #19 | Florida | 15.17¢ | $46 | $546 |
| #20 | Arizona | 15.23¢ | $46 | $548 |
| #21 | South Dakota | 15.73¢ | $47 | $566 |
| #22 | Georgia | 15.84¢ | $48 | $570 |
| #23 | Colorado | 16.16¢ | $48 | $582 |
| #24 | Mississippi | 16.16¢ | $48 | $582 |
| #25 | South Carolina | 16.18¢ | $49 | $582 |
| #26 | Oregon | 16.27¢ | $49 | $586 |
| #27 | Texas | 16.44¢ | $49 | $592 |
| #28 | Alabama | 16.77¢ | $50 | $604 |
| #29 | West Virginia | 16.80¢ | $50 | $605 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 16.95¢ | $51 | $610 |
| #31 | Virginia | 17.61¢ | $53 | $634 |
| #32 | Indiana | 18.15¢ | $54 | $653 |
| #33 | Delaware | 19.38¢ | $58 | $698 |
| #34 | Ohio | 19.52¢ | $59 | $703 |
| #35 | Wisconsin | 19.74¢ | $59 | $711 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | 21.55¢ | $65 | $776 |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.77¢ | $65 | $784 |
| #38 | Michigan | 22.01¢ | $66 | $792 |
| #39 | New Jersey | 23.27¢ | $70 | $838 |
| #40 | Illinois | 23.85¢ | $72 | $859 |
| #41 | Vermont | 24.89¢ | $75 | $896 |
| #42 | District of Columbia | 25.40¢ | $76 | $914 |
| #43 | New Hampshire | 27.33¢ | $82 | $984 |
| #44 | Connecticut | 27.37¢ | $82 | $985 |
| #45 | Alaska | 28.23¢ | $85 | $1,016 |
| #46 | Maine | 28.63¢ | $86 | $1,031 |
| #47 | Massachusetts | 28.82¢ | $86 | $1,038 |
| #48 | Rhode Island | 29.46¢ | $88 | $1,061 |
| #49 | New York | 29.93¢ | $90 | $1,077 |
| #50 | California | 33.25¢ | $100 | $1,197 |
| #51 | Hawaii | 52.00¢ | $156 | $1,872 |