Cost to run a clothes dryer by state
A typical ENERGY STAR clothes dryer costs between $77.34 a year in Louisiana and $291.84 in Hawaii, about 3.8 times as much. The median state is around $97.83.
“Typical” is the median annual energy use of 464 current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers (608 kWh a year) times each state’s average residential price from the U.S. EIA (July 2026). Your own rate and the exact model change the result; use the calculator on any clothes dryer page.
| State | Price (¢/kWh) | Cost per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72 | $77.34 | $6.44 |
| Nevada | 12.77 | $77.64 | $6.47 |
| Utah | 13.12 | $79.77 | $6.65 |
| North Dakota | 13.41 | $81.53 | $6.79 |
| Tennessee | 13.71 | $83.36 | $6.95 |
| Idaho | 13.73 | $83.48 | $6.96 |
| Nebraska | 13.78 | $83.78 | $6.98 |
| Kentucky | 13.81 | $83.96 | $7.00 |
| Arkansas | 14.33 | $87.13 | $7.26 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35 | $87.25 | $7.27 |
| Wyoming | 14.36 | $87.31 | $7.28 |
| Mississippi | 14.54 | $88.40 | $7.37 |
| Washington | 14.71 | $89.44 | $7.45 |
| Montana | 14.99 | $91.14 | $7.59 |
| Florida | 15.03 | $91.38 | $7.62 |
| North Carolina | 15.16 | $92.17 | $7.68 |
| Kansas | 15.27 | $92.84 | $7.74 |
| South Dakota | 15.37 | $93.45 | $7.79 |
| Arizona | 15.38 | $93.51 | $7.79 |
| South Carolina | 15.47 | $94.06 | $7.84 |
| West Virginia | 15.78 | $95.94 | $8.00 |
| Texas | 15.88 | $96.55 | $8.05 |
| Oregon | 15.97 | $97.10 | $8.09 |
| Iowa | 15.99 | $97.22 | $8.10 |
| Missouri | 16.09 | $97.83 | $8.15 |
| New Mexico | 16.09 | $97.83 | $8.15 |
| Georgia | 16.27 | $98.92 | $8.24 |
| Alabama | 16.40 | $99.71 | $8.31 |
| Indiana | 16.73 | $101.72 | $8.48 |
| Colorado | 17 | $103.36 | $8.61 |
| Minnesota | 17.45 | $106.10 | $8.84 |
| Virginia | 17.55 | $106.70 | $8.89 |
| Delaware | 18.48 | $112.36 | $9.36 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06 | $115.88 | $9.66 |
| Illinois | 19.22 | $116.86 | $9.74 |
| Ohio | 19.45 | $118.26 | $9.85 |
| Maryland | 21.41 | $130.17 | $10.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72 | $132.06 | $11.00 |
| Michigan | 23.05 | $140.14 | $11.68 |
| Vermont | 23.75 | $144.40 | $12.03 |
| Connecticut | 24.16 | $146.89 | $12.24 |
| New Jersey | 25.19 | $153.16 | $12.76 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21 | $153.28 | $12.77 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60 | $161.73 | $13.48 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29 | $172.00 | $14.33 |
| Alaska | 28.83 | $175.29 | $14.61 |
| New York | 29.90 | $181.79 | $15.15 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49 | $185.38 | $15.45 |
| Maine | 32.41 | $197.05 | $16.42 |
| California | 33.61 | $204.35 | $17.03 |
| Hawaii | 48 | $291.84 | $24.32 |
Sorted from the cheapest state to the most expensive. See also electricity prices by state and all clothes dryers.