Washing Machine Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 700-watt load running 0.5 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$2.96
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$1.76
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$1.51
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$1.60
California33.25 cents/kWh$3.49
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$1.70
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$2.87
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$2.67
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$2.03
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$1.59
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$1.66
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$5.46
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$1.48
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$1.30
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$2.50
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$1.91
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$1.59
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$1.57
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$1.49
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$3.03
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$2.29
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$3.01
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$2.31
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$1.78
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$1.44
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$1.70
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$1.54
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$1.58
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$1.43
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$1.43
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$2.87
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$2.44
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$1.48
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$1.43
New York29.93 cents/kWh$3.14
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$2.05
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$1.40
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$1.71
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$2.26
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$3.09
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$1.70
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$1.65
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$1.52
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$1.73
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$1.36
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$1.85
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$2.61
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$1.57
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$2.07
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$1.76
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$1.55