Portable AC Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 1,200-watt load running 8 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$81.30
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$48.30
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$41.36
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$43.86
California33.25 cents/kWh$95.76
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$46.54
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$78.83
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$73.15
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$55.81
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$43.69
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$45.62
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$149.76
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$40.72
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$35.57
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$68.69
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$52.27
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$43.57
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$43.14
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$40.75
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$83.00
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$62.70
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$82.45
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$63.39
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$48.82
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$39.40
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$46.54
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$42.25
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$43.46
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$39.20
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$39.14
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$78.71
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$67.02
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$40.67
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$39.17
New York29.93 cents/kWh$86.20
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$56.22
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$38.53
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$46.86
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$62.06
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$84.84
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$46.60
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$45.30
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$41.67
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$47.35
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$37.32
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$50.72
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$71.68
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$43.06
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$56.85
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$48.38
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$42.62