Toaster Cost by State

A 2-slice pop-up toaster used briefly each morning. Running one costs about $6/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $4/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $15/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Toaster running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$0.34$4
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$0.35$4
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$0.36$4
4Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$0.36$4
5Utah13.29¢/kWh$0.36$4
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$0.38$5
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$0.38$5
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$0.38$5
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$0.39$5
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$0.39$5
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$0.39$5
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$0.40$5
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$0.40$5
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$0.40$5
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$0.41$5
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$0.41$5
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$0.42$5
18Florida15.38¢/kWh$0.42$5
19Georgia15.37¢/kWh$0.42$5
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$0.42$5
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$0.43$5
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$0.43$5
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$0.44$5
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$0.45$5
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$0.45$5
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$0.45$5
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$0.46$6
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$0.47$6
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$0.47$6
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$0.48$6
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$0.48$6
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$0.49$6
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$0.51$6
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$0.53$6
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$0.53$6
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$0.56$7
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$0.59$7
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$0.59$7
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$0.60$7
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$0.64$8
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$0.67$8
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$0.70$8
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$0.75$9
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$0.75$9
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$0.78$9
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$0.78$9
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$0.81$10
48New York29.45¢/kWh$0.81$10
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$0.88$11
50California35.25¢/kWh$0.97$12
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$1.28$15

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