Washing Machine Cost by State

A top-load washing machine running ~5 loads per week, ~1 hour per load. Running one costs about $28/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $19/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $70/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Washing Machine running cost in all 51 states

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

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