Electric Water Heater Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 4,500-watt load running 3 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$114.33
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$67.92
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$58.16
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$61.68
California33.25 cents/kWh$134.66
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$65.45
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$110.85
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$102.87
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$78.49
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$61.44
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$64.15
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$210.60
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$57.27
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$50.02
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$96.59
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$73.51
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$61.28
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$60.67
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$57.31
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$116.72
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$88.17
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$115.95
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$89.14
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$68.65
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$55.40
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$65.45
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$59.41
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$61.11
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$55.12
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$55.04
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$110.69
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$94.24
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$57.19
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$55.08
New York29.93 cents/kWh$121.22
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$79.06
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$54.19
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$65.89
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$87.28
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$119.31
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$65.53
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$63.71
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$58.60
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$66.58
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$52.49
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$71.32
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$100.80
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$60.55
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$79.95
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$68.04
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$59.94