Cost to run a clothes washer by state
A typical ENERGY STAR clothes washer costs between $13.99 a year in Louisiana and $52.80 in Hawaii, about 3.8 times as much. The median state is around $17.70.
“Typical” is the median annual energy use of 411 current ENERGY STAR certified clothes washers (110 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 washer page.
| State | Price (¢/kWh) | Cost per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72 | $13.99 | $1.17 |
| Nevada | 12.77 | $14.05 | $1.17 |
| Utah | 13.12 | $14.43 | $1.20 |
| North Dakota | 13.41 | $14.75 | $1.23 |
| Tennessee | 13.71 | $15.08 | $1.26 |
| Idaho | 13.73 | $15.10 | $1.26 |
| Nebraska | 13.78 | $15.16 | $1.26 |
| Kentucky | 13.81 | $15.19 | $1.27 |
| Arkansas | 14.33 | $15.76 | $1.31 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35 | $15.79 | $1.32 |
| Wyoming | 14.36 | $15.80 | $1.32 |
| Mississippi | 14.54 | $15.99 | $1.33 |
| Washington | 14.71 | $16.18 | $1.35 |
| Montana | 14.99 | $16.49 | $1.37 |
| Florida | 15.03 | $16.53 | $1.38 |
| North Carolina | 15.16 | $16.68 | $1.39 |
| Kansas | 15.27 | $16.80 | $1.40 |
| South Dakota | 15.37 | $16.91 | $1.41 |
| Arizona | 15.38 | $16.92 | $1.41 |
| South Carolina | 15.47 | $17.02 | $1.42 |
| West Virginia | 15.78 | $17.36 | $1.45 |
| Texas | 15.88 | $17.47 | $1.46 |
| Oregon | 15.97 | $17.57 | $1.46 |
| Iowa | 15.99 | $17.59 | $1.47 |
| Missouri | 16.09 | $17.70 | $1.47 |
| New Mexico | 16.09 | $17.70 | $1.47 |
| Georgia | 16.27 | $17.90 | $1.49 |
| Alabama | 16.40 | $18.04 | $1.50 |
| Indiana | 16.73 | $18.40 | $1.53 |
| Colorado | 17 | $18.70 | $1.56 |
| Minnesota | 17.45 | $19.20 | $1.60 |
| Virginia | 17.55 | $19.31 | $1.61 |
| Delaware | 18.48 | $20.33 | $1.69 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06 | $20.97 | $1.75 |
| Illinois | 19.22 | $21.14 | $1.76 |
| Ohio | 19.45 | $21.40 | $1.78 |
| Maryland | 21.41 | $23.55 | $1.96 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72 | $23.89 | $1.99 |
| Michigan | 23.05 | $25.36 | $2.11 |
| Vermont | 23.75 | $26.13 | $2.18 |
| Connecticut | 24.16 | $26.58 | $2.21 |
| New Jersey | 25.19 | $27.71 | $2.31 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21 | $27.73 | $2.31 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60 | $29.26 | $2.44 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29 | $31.12 | $2.59 |
| Alaska | 28.83 | $31.71 | $2.64 |
| New York | 29.90 | $32.89 | $2.74 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49 | $33.54 | $2.79 |
| Maine | 32.41 | $35.65 | $2.97 |
| California | 33.61 | $36.97 | $3.08 |
| Hawaii | 48 | $52.80 | $4.40 |
Sorted from the cheapest state to the most expensive. See also electricity prices by state and all clothes washers.