What ceiling fans costs to run in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania homes use 140 kWh a year on ceiling fans. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $14.04 to $31.56 a year across 11 published Pennsylvania plans — a $17.52 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumptime-of-use · needs a heat pump | $9.72 | −$4.32 | 8.4¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $13.50 | −$0.54 | 11.2¢ |
| Residential Service✓ cheapestflat rate | $14.04 | — | 11.5¢ |
| Residential Heating Service (RH)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $14.20 | +$0.16 | 11.4¢ |
| Residential Service (R)flat rate | $16.44 | +$2.40 | 13.0¢ |
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumptime-of-use · needs a heat pump | $27.48 | +$13.44 | 21.1¢ |
| Residential Heating Service (RH)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $28.56 | +$14.52 | 21.6¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $29.34 | +$15.30 | 22.4¢ |
| Residential Service (R) - TOUtime-of-use | $30.27 | +$16.23 | 22.9¢ |
| Residential Service (R)flat rate | $30.72 | +$16.68 | 23.2¢ |
| Residential Serviceflat rate | $31.56 | +$17.52 | 23.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $2.40 (Residential Service), dearest $5.52, a $3.12 spread
- Average — cheapest $14.04 (Residential Service), dearest $31.56, a $17.52 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $20.16 (Residential Service), dearest $45.24, a $25.08 spread
What ceiling fans costs here
Across 11 plans priced in Pennsylvania, ceiling fans adds $14.04 to $31.56 a year — $1.17 to $2.63 a month. The median plan puts ceiling fans at $30.27 a year.
Cheapest for ceiling fans: Residential Service, Duquesne Light Co. Dearest: Residential Service, Duquesne Light Co.
Those 140 kWh are billed at 10.0¢–22.5¢, against a 22.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan, so on these plans the two rates are close.
What Pennsylvania homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 140 kWh a year across 442 sampled homes that run one, 38% under the national 227 kWh. The middle half spans 24 kWh to 201 kWh, so ceiling fans varies by 177 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 1% of the electricity a Pennsylvania home uses. The remaining 10,108 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 Pennsylvania provider's cheapest plan: Duquesne Light Co, $14.04; PECO Energy Co, $16.44.
PECO Energy Co charges $2.40 a year more than Duquesne Light Co on Residential Service for the same 140 kWh.
Light and heavy use of ceiling fans
A household in the lighter quarter runs ceiling fans for 24 kWh a year and pays $2.40 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 201 kWh and pays $20.16 — $17.76 more for ceiling fans on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Pennsylvania, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 11 Pennsylvania 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 40.4406, -79.9959.