What ceiling fans costs to run in Michigan
Michigan homes use 137 kWh a year on ceiling fans. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $19.20 to $33.76 a year across 7 published Michigan plans — a $14.56 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)✓ cheapestflat rate | $19.20 | — | 15.3¢ |
| Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)flat rate | $19.20 | — | 15.3¢ |
| Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)flat rate | $19.20 | — | 15.3¢ |
| Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)time-of-use | $31.43 | +$12.23 | 24.2¢ |
| Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)time-of-use | $31.76 | +$12.56 | 24.5¢ |
| Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP)time-of-use | $31.84 | +$12.64 | 24.5¢ |
| Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)time-of-use · tiered | $33.76 | +$14.56 | 24.3¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $3.36 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $5.96, a $2.60 spread
- Average — cheapest $19.20 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $33.76, a $14.56 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $26.88 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $47.08, a $20.20 spread
What ceiling fans costs here
Across 7 plans priced in Michigan, ceiling fans adds $19.20 to $33.76 a year — $1.60 to $2.81 a month. The median plan puts ceiling fans at $31.43 a year.
Cheapest for ceiling fans: Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM), Consumers Energy Co. Dearest: Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM), Consumers Energy Co.
Those 137 kWh are billed at 14.0¢–24.7¢, against a 24.2¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 0.5¢ per kWh.
What Michigan homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 137 kWh a year across 268 sampled homes that run one, 40% under the national 227 kWh. The middle half spans 24 kWh to 191 kWh, so ceiling fans varies by 167 kWh between one household and another.
Every ceiling fan in the home across a year. That average covers homes with ceiling fans — 69% of homes here.
That makes ceiling fans about 2% of the electricity a Michigan home uses. The remaining 8,234 kWh is what ceiling fans is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of ceiling fans
A household in the lighter quarter runs ceiling fans for 24 kWh a year and pays $3.36 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 191 kWh and pays $26.88 — $23.52 more for ceiling fans on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Michigan, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 7 Michigan tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 42.9634, -85.6681.