What an electric clothes dryer costs to run, by state
The heating element and drum motor across a year of loads.
Figures cover homes with an electric clothes dryer. Each is the difference an electric clothes dryer 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 Yorknot indexed | 601 kWh | $23.46 | $260.86 |
| Washington | 683 kWh | $35.76 | $104.04 |
| New Jersey | 647 kWh | $44.63 | $177.28 |
| Ohio | 670 kWh | $47.15 | $66.00 |
| Texas | 711 kWh | $48.32 | $127.92 |
| Colorado | 662 kWh | $48.99 | $108.12 |
| Virginia | 655 kWh | $49.14 | $161.52 |
| Georgia | 704 kWh | $58.81 | $114.12 |
| Arizona | 650 kWh | $59.79 | $107.51 |
| Massachusetts | 635 kWh | $60.84 | $215.04 |
| North Carolinanot indexed | 703 kWh | $61.33 | $102.43 |
| Pennsylvania | 644 kWh | $64.44 | $144.48 |
| Minnesotanot indexed | 752 kWh | $65.28 | $121.72 |
| Illinois | 647 kWh | $68.88 | $68.88 |
| Oregonnot indexed | 685 kWh | $77.27 | $130.92 |
| Florida | 622 kWh | $81.60 | $99.47 |
| California | 544 kWh | $83.88 | $281.94 |
| Michigan | 654 kWh | $92.04 | $160.96 |