Well Pump Cost by State

A 1 HP submersible well pump supplying a typical 2-4 person household. Running one costs about $103/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $68/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $255/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Well Pump running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$5.64$68
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$5.80$70
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$6.06$73
4Utah13.29¢/kWh$6.07$73
5Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$6.08$73
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$6.33$76
7Montana13.90¢/kWh$6.35$76
8Missouri14.01¢/kWh$6.40$77
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$6.46$78
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$6.52$78
11Washington14.36¢/kWh$6.56$79
12Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$6.59$79
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$6.63$80
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$6.70$80
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$6.82$82
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$6.86$82
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$6.92$83
18Georgia15.37¢/kWh$7.02$84
19Florida15.38¢/kWh$7.02$84
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$7.07$85
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$7.20$86
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$7.20$86
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$7.33$88
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$7.42$89
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$7.48$90
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$7.55$91
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$7.65$92
28Texas16.99¢/kWh$7.76$93
29South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$7.79$93
30Virginia17.38¢/kWh$7.94$95
31Alabama17.41¢/kWh$7.95$95
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$8.17$98
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$8.58$103
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$8.77$105
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$8.90$107
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$9.35$112
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$9.77$117
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$9.80$118
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$10.08$121
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$10.74$129
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$11.21$134
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$11.60$139
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$12.44$149
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$12.49$150
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$12.92$155
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$12.98$156
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$13.45$161
48New York29.45¢/kWh$13.45$161
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$14.72$177
50California35.25¢/kWh$16.09$193
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$21.28$255

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