What ceiling fans costs to run in Minnesota
Minnesota homes use 143 kWh a year on ceiling fans. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $12.43 to $23.12 a year across 24 published Minnesota plans — a $10.69 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Heat Pump Service (E06)time-of-use · needs a heat pump | $8.00 | −$4.43 | 6.0¢ |
| Energy Controlled Service/Non-Demand Metered (E10 )-Residentialtime-of-use · needs controlled load equipment | $8.32 | −$4.11 | 6.2¢ |
| Energy Controlled Service Non-demand metered Residential (A05)flat rate · needs controlled load equipment | $10.44 | −$1.99 | 8.0¢ |
| Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $11.91 | −$0.52 | 10.5¢ |
| Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $12.43 | — | 10.9¢ |
| Residential Service (D01/D03) Standardtime-of-use | $12.64 | +$0.21 | 10.8¢ |
| Residential Service (D01/D03) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $13.08 | +$0.65 | 11.1¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground (E03) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $13.24 | +$0.81 | 10.6¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Overhead (E02) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $14.59 | +$2.16 | 11.5¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Undergound (E04) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $14.59 | +$2.16 | 11.8¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Overhead (E02)time-of-use | $15.34 | +$2.91 | 12.1¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Underground (E04)time-of-use | $15.34 | +$2.91 | 12.3¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground (E03)time-of-use · tiered | $15.80 | +$3.37 | 12.4¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead (E01) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $15.80 | +$3.37 | 12.1¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead (E01)time-of-use · tiered | $16.60 | +$4.17 | 12.6¢ |
| Residential TOD Underground Electric Space Heating (A04)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $19.60 | +$7.17 | 14.5¢ |
| Residential TOD Overhead Electric Space Heating (A02)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $19.60 | +$7.17 | 14.5¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground Electric Space Heating (A03)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $19.92 | +$7.49 | 14.7¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead Electric Space Heating (A01)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $19.92 | +$7.49 | 14.7¢ |
| Residential TOD Underground Standard (A04)time-of-use | $21.41 | +$8.98 | 15.8¢ |
| Residential TOD Overhead Standard (A02)time-of-use | $22.26 | +$9.83 | 16.3¢ |
| Residential Electric Vehicle Service (A08)time-of-use · needs an electric vehicle | $22.80 | +$10.37 | 16.7¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead Standard (A01)time-of-use | $23.12 | +$10.69 | 17.0¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground Standard (A03)time-of-use | $23.12 | +$10.69 | 17.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $1.68 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $3.12, a $1.44 spread
- Average — cheapest $12.43 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $23.12, a $10.69 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $17.81 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $33.20, a $15.39 spread
What ceiling fans costs here
Across 24 plans priced in Minnesota, ceiling fans adds $12.43 to $23.12 a year — $1.04 to $1.93 a month. The median plan puts ceiling fans at $16.20 a year.
Cheapest for ceiling fans: Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota). Dearest: Residential Service - Underground Standard (A03), Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Those 143 kWh are billed at 8.7¢–16.2¢, against a 12.5¢ 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 3.7¢ per kWh.
What Minnesota homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 143 kWh a year across 240 sampled homes that run one, 37% under the national 227 kWh. The middle half spans 19 kWh to 205 kWh, so ceiling fans varies by 186 kWh between one household and another.
Every ceiling fan in the home across a year. That average covers homes with ceiling fans — 73% of homes here.
That makes ceiling fans about 2% of the electricity a Minnesota home uses. The remaining 9,188 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.
By provider
On each Minnesota provider's cheapest plan: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota), $12.43; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (South Dakota), $15.34; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, $21.41.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charges $8.98 a year more than Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota) on Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard for the same 143 kWh.
Light and heavy use of ceiling fans
A household in the lighter quarter runs ceiling fans for 19 kWh a year and pays $1.68 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 205 kWh and pays $17.81 — $16.13 more for ceiling fans on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Minnesota, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 24 Minnesota 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 44.9778, -93.2650.