Hair Dryer Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 1,600-watt load running 0.2 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$2.71
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$1.61
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$1.38
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$1.46
California33.25 cents/kWh$3.19
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$1.55
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$2.63
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$2.44
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$1.86
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$1.46
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$1.52
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$4.99
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$1.36
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$1.19
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$2.29
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$1.74
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$1.45
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$1.44
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$1.36
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$2.77
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$2.09
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$2.75
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$2.11
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$1.63
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$1.31
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$1.55
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$1.41
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$1.45
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$1.31
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$1.30
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$2.62
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$2.23
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$1.36
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$1.31
New York29.93 cents/kWh$2.87
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$1.87
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$1.28
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$1.56
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$2.07
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$2.83
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$1.55
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$1.51
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$1.39
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$1.58
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$1.24
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$1.69
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$2.39
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$1.44
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$1.90
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$1.61
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$1.42