What ceiling fans costs to run, by state
Every ceiling fan in the home across a year.
Figures cover homes with ceiling fans. Each is the difference ceiling fans makes to a year’s bill on the cheapest and dearest published plan in that state, not a rate multiplied by a wattage.
Pilot data. 450 tariffs from 45 utilities, retrieved September 2, 2026. This is a sample, not national coverage — a utility missing here is one that has not been indexed yet.
| State | Used per year | Cheapest plan | Dearest plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 105 kWh | $4.10 | $45.65 |
| Washington | 104 kWh | $5.40 | $15.84 |
| Massachusetts | 95 kWh | $9.12 | $32.16 |
| New Jersey | 132 kWh | $9.12 | $36.20 |
| Ohio | 151 kWh | $10.64 | $14.88 |
| Colorado | 155 kWh | $11.47 | $25.28 |
| Minnesota | 143 kWh | $12.43 | $23.12 |
| Pennsylvania | 140 kWh | $14.04 | $31.56 |
| Oregon | 139 kWh | $15.71 | $26.64 |
| Illinois | 152 kWh | $16.24 | $16.24 |
| Virginianot indexed | 255 kWh | $19.05 | $62.76 |
| Michigan | 137 kWh | $19.20 | $33.76 |
| Californianot indexed | 140 kWh | $21.60 | $72.78 |
| North Carolina | 269 kWh | $23.47 | $39.19 |
| Arizona | 258 kWh | $23.65 | $42.64 |
| Texas | 367 kWh | $24.99 | $66.12 |
| Georgia | 310 kWh | $25.92 | $50.24 |
| Florida | 361 kWh | $47.28 | $57.73 |