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 $85/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $56/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $210/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Dishwasher running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$5.64$56
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$5.80$57
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$6.06$60
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$6.07$60
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$6.08$60
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$6.33$62
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$6.35$63
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$6.40$63
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$6.46$64
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$6.52$64
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$6.56$65
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$6.59$65
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$6.63$65
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$6.70$66
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$6.82$67
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$6.86$68
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$6.92$68
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$7.02$69
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$7.02$69
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$7.07$70
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$7.20$71
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$7.20$71
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$7.33$72
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$7.42$73
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$7.48$74
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$7.55$74
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$7.65$75
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$7.76$76
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$7.79$77
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$7.94$78
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$7.95$78
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$8.17$81
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$8.58$85
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$8.77$86
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$8.90$88
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$9.35$92
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$9.77$96
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$9.80$97
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$10.08$99
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$10.74$106
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$11.21$111
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$11.60$114
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$12.44$123
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$12.49$123
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$12.92$127
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$12.98$128
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$13.45$133
48New York29.45¢/kWh$13.45$133
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$14.72$145
50California35.25¢/kWh$16.09$159
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$21.28$210

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