COST TO RUN / HVAC
Cost to run a space heater by state.
Standardized scenario: 1.5 kW × 5 hours/day × 120 days/year. Annual energy use: 900 kWh.
U.S. benchmark$166/yr
Annual energy900 kWh
Cheapest marketIdaho
Highest-cost marketHawaii
| Rank | State | Rate | Monthly benchmark | Annual benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 12.35¢ | $9 | $111 |
| #2 | Utah | 12.96¢ | $10 | $117 |
| #3 | Oklahoma | 13.38¢ | $10 | $120 |
| #4 | Nebraska | 13.59¢ | $10 | $122 |
| #5 | Nevada | 13.60¢ | $10 | $122 |
| #6 | North Dakota | 13.61¢ | $10 | $122 |
| #7 | Missouri | 13.68¢ | $10 | $123 |
| #8 | New Mexico | 14.12¢ | $11 | $127 |
| #9 | Iowa | 14.14¢ | $11 | $127 |
| #10 | Louisiana | 14.15¢ | $11 | $127 |
| #11 | Arkansas | 14.36¢ | $11 | $129 |
| #12 | Tennessee | 14.47¢ | $11 | $130 |
| #13 | Montana | 14.67¢ | $11 | $132 |
| #14 | Wyoming | 14.80¢ | $11 | $133 |
| #15 | Washington | 14.95¢ | $11 | $135 |
| #16 | Kentucky | 14.98¢ | $11 | $135 |
| #17 | North Carolina | 15.09¢ | $11 | $136 |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.13¢ | $11 | $136 |
| #19 | Florida | 15.17¢ | $11 | $137 |
| #20 | Arizona | 15.23¢ | $11 | $137 |
| #21 | South Dakota | 15.73¢ | $12 | $142 |
| #22 | Georgia | 15.84¢ | $12 | $143 |
| #23 | Colorado | 16.16¢ | $12 | $145 |
| #24 | Mississippi | 16.16¢ | $12 | $145 |
| #25 | South Carolina | 16.18¢ | $12 | $146 |
| #26 | Oregon | 16.27¢ | $12 | $146 |
| #27 | Texas | 16.44¢ | $12 | $148 |
| #28 | Alabama | 16.77¢ | $13 | $151 |
| #29 | West Virginia | 16.80¢ | $13 | $151 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 16.95¢ | $13 | $153 |
| #31 | Virginia | 17.61¢ | $13 | $158 |
| #32 | Indiana | 18.15¢ | $14 | $163 |
| #33 | Delaware | 19.38¢ | $15 | $174 |
| #34 | Ohio | 19.52¢ | $15 | $176 |
| #35 | Wisconsin | 19.74¢ | $15 | $178 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | 21.55¢ | $16 | $194 |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.77¢ | $16 | $196 |
| #38 | Michigan | 22.01¢ | $17 | $198 |
| #39 | New Jersey | 23.27¢ | $17 | $209 |
| #40 | Illinois | 23.85¢ | $18 | $215 |
| #41 | Vermont | 24.89¢ | $19 | $224 |
| #42 | District of Columbia | 25.40¢ | $19 | $229 |
| #43 | New Hampshire | 27.33¢ | $20 | $246 |
| #44 | Connecticut | 27.37¢ | $21 | $246 |
| #45 | Alaska | 28.23¢ | $21 | $254 |
| #46 | Maine | 28.63¢ | $21 | $258 |
| #47 | Massachusetts | 28.82¢ | $22 | $259 |
| #48 | Rhode Island | 29.46¢ | $22 | $265 |
| #49 | New York | 29.93¢ | $22 | $269 |
| #50 | California | 33.25¢ | $25 | $299 |
| #51 | Hawaii | 52.00¢ | $39 | $468 |