Sump Pump Cost by State

A 1/3 HP submersible sump pump cycling occasionally during wet seasons. Running one costs about $6/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $4/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $16/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Sump Pump running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$0.80$4
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$0.81$4
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$0.81$4
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$0.82$4
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$0.86$4
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$0.86$4
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$0.86$4
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$0.87$4
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$0.87$4
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$0.87$4
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$0.90$4
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$0.91$4
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$0.91$4
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$0.92$5
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$0.92$5
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$0.92$5
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$0.92$5
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$0.93$5
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$0.94$5
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$0.94$5
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$0.95$5
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$0.96$5
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$0.97$5
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$0.97$5
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$0.99$5
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$0.99$5
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$1.00$5
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$1.00$5
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$1.04$5
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$1.05$5
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$1.07$5
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$1.07$5
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$1.17$6
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$1.17$6
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$1.19$6
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$1.21$6
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$1.32$7
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$1.33$7
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$1.40$7
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$1.48$7
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$1.48$7
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$1.49$7
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$1.52$7
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$1.64$8
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$1.72$8
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$1.78$9
47New York29.49¢/kWh$1.80$9
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$1.80$9
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$1.80$9
50California34.74¢/kWh$2.11$10
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$3.21$16

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