What an electric stove and oven costs to run, by state
The cooktop and oven together. Microwaves are counted separately.
Figures cover homes that cook with electricity. Each is the difference an electric stove and oven 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 | 267 kWh | $10.44 | $115.95 |
| Washington | 289 kWh | $15.12 | $44.04 |
| New Jersey | 254 kWh | $17.54 | $69.72 |
| Texas | 288 kWh | $19.61 | $51.84 |
| Ohio | 285 kWh | $20.05 | $28.08 |
| Colorado | 286 kWh | $21.18 | $46.76 |
| Virginia | 301 kWh | $22.56 | $74.18 |
| Arizona | 252 kWh | $23.16 | $41.74 |
| Georgia | 309 kWh | $25.80 | $50.00 |
| Minnesota | 304 kWh | $26.43 | $49.32 |
| North Carolina | 314 kWh | $27.40 | $45.75 |
| Massachusetts | 297 kWh | $28.44 | $100.44 |
| Illinois | 287 kWh | $30.48 | $30.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 314 kWh | $31.44 | $70.44 |
| Michigan | 248 kWh | $34.92 | $61.20 |
| Oregon | 314 kWh | $35.36 | $59.88 |
| Florida | 277 kWh | $36.36 | $44.32 |
| California | 237 kWh | $36.48 | $122.64 |