Well Pump Cost by State

A 1 HP submersible well pump supplying a typical 2-4 person household. Running one costs about $100/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.34¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $72/year in Nevada (13.11¢/kWh) to $289/year in Hawaii (52.72¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Well Pump running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1Nevada13.11¢/kWh$5.99$72
2Nebraska13.25¢/kWh$6.05$73
3Utah13.37¢/kWh$6.10$73
4Louisiana13.49¢/kWh$6.16$74
5Tennessee14.07¢/kWh$6.42$77
6Arkansas14.12¢/kWh$6.45$77
7North Dakota14.12¢/kWh$6.45$77
8Kentucky14.26¢/kWh$6.51$78
9Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh$6.54$78
10Idaho14.37¢/kWh$6.56$79
11North Carolina14.74¢/kWh$6.73$81
12Mississippi14.88¢/kWh$6.79$81
13Washington14.91¢/kWh$6.81$82
14New Mexico15.06¢/kWh$6.88$82
15Florida15.10¢/kWh$6.89$83
16Montana15.14¢/kWh$6.91$83
17Arizona15.18¢/kWh$6.93$83
18Wyoming15.24¢/kWh$6.96$83
19South Dakota15.36¢/kWh$7.01$84
20West Virginia15.45¢/kWh$7.05$85
21South Carolina15.55¢/kWh$7.10$85
22Kansas15.71¢/kWh$7.17$86
23Iowa15.93¢/kWh$7.27$87
24Texas15.94¢/kWh$7.28$87
25Missouri16.22¢/kWh$7.41$89
26Oregon16.32¢/kWh$7.45$89
27Georgia16.36¢/kWh$7.47$90
28Alabama16.40¢/kWh$7.49$90
29Colorado17.13¢/kWh$7.82$94
30Virginia17.22¢/kWh$7.86$94
31Indiana17.51¢/kWh$7.99$96
32Minnesota17.52¢/kWh$8.00$96
33Ohio19.19¢/kWh$8.76$105
34Delaware19.29¢/kWh$8.81$106
35Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh$8.93$107
36Illinois19.89¢/kWh$9.08$109
37Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh$9.92$119
38Maryland21.84¢/kWh$9.97$120
39Michigan22.99¢/kWh$10.50$126
40Connecticut24.32¢/kWh$11.10$133
41District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh$11.14$134
42Vermont24.44¢/kWh$11.16$134
43New Jersey24.95¢/kWh$11.39$137
44New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh$12.33$148
45Alaska28.21¢/kWh$12.88$154
46Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh$13.35$160
47New York29.49¢/kWh$13.46$161
48Maine29.59¢/kWh$13.51$162
49Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh$13.52$162
50California34.74¢/kWh$15.86$190
51Hawaii52.72¢/kWh$24.07$289

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