What electric space heating costs to run, by state
All electricity used for space heating, including the furnace or heat-pump compressor and the air handler that moves the heat around the house.
Figures cover homes heated with electricity. Each is the difference electric space heating 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 | 1,698 kWh | $55.70 | $737.10 |
| California | 605 kWh | $93.36 | $313.56 |
| New Jersey | 1,509 kWh | $104.01 | $411.52 |
| Arizona | 1,299 kWh | $119.64 | $215.09 |
| Colorado | 1,710 kWh | $126.62 | $279.48 |
| Texas | 2,237 kWh | $152.03 | $402.60 |
| Massachusetts | 1,810 kWh | $173.52 | $612.96 |
| Georgia | 2,236 kWh | $186.70 | $360.36 |
| Florida | 1,533 kWh | $201.24 | $245.26 |
| Virginia | 2,738 kWh | $205.44 | $674.72 |
| Washington | 4,254 kWh | $221.76 | $647.88 |
| Ohio | 3,437 kWh | $242.17 | $339.00 |
| North Carolina | 2,861 kWh | $249.69 | $416.95 |
| Illinois | 2,370 kWh | $252.16 | $252.16 |
| Minnesota | 3,050 kWh | $264.96 | $494.20 |
| Michigan | 1,997 kWh | $281.16 | $477.04 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,362 kWh | $336.12 | $753.96 |
| Oregon | 3,585 kWh | $404.46 | $685.08 |