Microwave Oven Cost by State

A 1000W countertop microwave used ~30 minutes per day across heating/cooking. Running one costs about $34/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $23/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $85/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Microwave Oven running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$1.88$23
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$1.93$23
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$2.02$24
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$2.02$24
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$2.03$24
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$2.11$25
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$2.12$25
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$2.13$26
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$2.15$26
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$2.17$26
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$2.19$26
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$2.20$26
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$2.21$26
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$2.23$27
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$2.27$27
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$2.29$27
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$2.31$28
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$2.34$28
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$2.34$28
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$2.36$28
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$2.40$29
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$2.40$29
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$2.44$29
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$2.47$30
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$2.49$30
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$2.52$30
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$2.55$31
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$2.59$31
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$2.60$31
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$2.65$32
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$2.65$32
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$2.72$33
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$2.86$34
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$2.92$35
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$2.97$36
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$3.12$37
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$3.26$39
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$3.27$39
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$3.36$40
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$3.58$43
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$3.74$45
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$3.87$46
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$4.15$50
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$4.16$50
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$4.31$52
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$4.33$52
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$4.48$54
48New York29.45¢/kWh$4.48$54
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$4.91$59
50California35.25¢/kWh$5.36$64
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$7.09$85

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