Microwave Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 1,100-watt load running 0.25 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$2.33
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$1.38
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$1.18
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$1.26
California33.25 cents/kWh$2.74
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$1.33
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$2.26
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$2.10
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$1.60
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$1.25
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$1.31
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$4.29
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$1.17
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$1.02
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$1.97
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$1.50
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$1.25
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$1.24
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$1.17
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$2.38
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$1.80
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$2.36
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$1.82
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$1.40
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$1.13
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$1.33
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$1.21
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$1.24
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$1.12
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$1.12
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$2.25
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$1.92
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$1.16
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$1.12
New York29.93 cents/kWh$2.47
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$1.61
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$1.10
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$1.34
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$1.78
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$2.43
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$1.33
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$1.30
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$1.19
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$1.36
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$1.07
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$1.45
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$2.05
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$1.23
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$1.63
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$1.39
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$1.22