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 (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $4/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $17/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Toaster running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$0.36$4
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$0.36$4
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$0.37$4
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$0.37$4
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$0.39$5
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$0.39$5
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$0.39$5
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$0.39$5
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$0.39$5
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$0.39$5
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$0.40$5
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$0.41$5
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$0.41$5
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$0.41$5
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$0.41$5
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$0.41$5
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$0.42$5
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$0.42$5
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$0.42$5
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$0.42$5
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$0.43$5
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$0.43$5
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$0.44$5
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$0.44$5
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$0.44$5
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$0.45$5
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$0.45$5
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$0.45$5
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$0.47$6
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$0.47$6
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$0.48$6
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$0.48$6
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$0.53$6
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$0.53$6
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$0.54$6
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$0.54$7
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$0.60$7
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$0.60$7
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$0.63$8
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$0.67$8
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$0.67$8
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$0.67$8
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$0.68$8
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$0.74$9
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$0.77$9
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$0.80$10
47New York29.49¢/kWh$0.81$10
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$0.81$10
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$0.81$10
50California34.74¢/kWh$0.95$11
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$1.44$17

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