Most Expensive States to Run a Vacuum Cleaner

#1: Hawaii at $14/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

Rank	State	Rate (¢/kWh)	Annual cost
1	Hawaii	52.72	$14/year
2	California	34.74	$9/year
3	Massachusetts	29.61	$8/year
4	Maine	29.59	$8/year
5	New York	29.49	$8/year
6	Rhode Island	29.23	$8/year
7	Alaska	28.21	$7/year
8	New Hampshire	27.01	$7/year
9	New Jersey	24.95	$7/year
10	Vermont	24.44	$6/year
11	District of Columbia	24.39	$6/year
12	Connecticut	24.32	$6/year
13	Michigan	22.99	$6/year
14	Maryland	21.84	$6/year
15	Pennsylvania	21.73	$6/year
16	Illinois	19.89	$5/year
17	Wisconsin	19.56	$5/year
18	Delaware	19.29	$5/year
19	Ohio	19.19	$5/year
20	Minnesota	17.52	$5/year
21	Indiana	17.51	$5/year
22	Virginia	17.22	$5/year
23	Colorado	17.13	$5/year
24	Alabama	16.40	$4/year
25	Georgia	16.36	$4/year
26	Oregon	16.32	$4/year
27	Missouri	16.22	$4/year
28	Texas	15.94	$4/year
29	Iowa	15.93	$4/year
30	Kansas	15.71	$4/year
31	South Carolina	15.55	$4/year
32	West Virginia	15.45	$4/year
33	South Dakota	15.36	$4/year
34	Wyoming	15.24	$4/year
35	Arizona	15.18	$4/year
36	Montana	15.14	$4/year
37	Florida	15.10	$4/year
38	New Mexico	15.06	$4/year
39	Washington	14.91	$4/year
40	Mississippi	14.88	$4/year
41	North Carolina	14.74	$4/year
42	Idaho	14.37	$4/year
43	Oklahoma	14.33	$4/year
44	Kentucky	14.26	$4/year
45	North Dakota	14.12	$4/year
46	Arkansas	14.12	$4/year
47	Tennessee	14.07	$4/year
48	Louisiana	13.49	$4/year
49	Utah	13.37	$4/year
50	Nebraska	13.25	$4/year
51	Nevada	13.11	$3/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the annual running cost of a vacuum cleaner using its nameplate 1100 W, 0.2 hours/day, 120 days/year. States are ranked by total annual cost.

State electricity prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (June 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.

Most Expensive States to Run a Vacuum Cleaner

How we calculated this

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