Dishwasher Cost by State

An Energy Star dishwasher running one cycle per day. Includes the heating element used during the cycle. Running one costs about $83/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $59/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $237/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Dishwasher running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$5.99$59
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$6.05$60
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$6.10$60
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$6.16$61
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$6.42$63
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$6.45$64
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$6.45$64
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$6.51$64
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$6.54$64
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$6.56$65
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$6.73$66
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$6.79$67
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$6.81$67
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$6.88$68
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$6.89$68
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$6.91$68
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$6.93$68
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$6.96$69
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$7.01$69
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$7.05$70
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$7.10$70
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$7.17$71
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$7.27$72
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$7.28$72
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$7.41$73
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$7.45$73
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$7.47$74
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$7.49$74
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$7.82$77
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$7.86$77
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$7.99$79
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$8.00$79
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$8.76$86
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$8.81$87
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$8.93$88
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$9.08$90
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$9.92$98
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$9.97$98
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$10.50$103
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$11.10$109
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$11.14$110
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$11.16$110
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$11.39$112
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$12.33$122
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$12.88$127
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$13.35$132
47New York29.49¢/kWh$13.46$133
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$13.51$133
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$13.52$133
50California34.74¢/kWh$15.86$156
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$24.07$237

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