What a hot tub heater costs to run in New York
New York homes use 1,351 kWh a year on a hot tub heater. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $46.94 to $586.47 a year across 83 published New York plans — a $539.53 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Cheapest 25 of 83 priced plans, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $46.94 | — | 3.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- All Zones Deliverytime-of-use · delivery charges only | $64.32 | +$17.38 | 10.1¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Service Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $78.72 | +$31.78 | 7.9¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [NYC]demand charge | $80.70 | +$33.76 | 11.0¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [Westchester]demand charge | $80.70 | +$33.76 | 11.0¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 12 Residential Service TOU-ESCOtime-of-use · delivery charges only | $89.64 | +$42.70 | 11.8¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 8 Residential - Day Night Service - ESCOflat rate · delivery charges only | $104.88 | +$57.94 | 11.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule Itime-of-use | $108.00 | +$61.06 | 12.8¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ESCO Retail Optionflat rate · delivery charges only | $113.28 | +$66.34 | 11.7¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Serviceflat rate · delivery charges only | $116.28 | +$69.34 | 11.6¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $118.03 | +$71.09 | 14.0¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $119.82 | +$72.88 | 14.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $125.63 | +$78.69 | 14.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RSSflat rate | $126.24 | +$79.30 | 13.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Atime-of-use | $126.48 | +$79.54 | 12.3¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $126.60 | +$79.66 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule IItime-of-use | $127.56 | +$80.62 | 15.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone D Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $127.68 | +$80.74 | 11.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $128.40 | +$81.46 | 12.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Ctime-of-use | $132.12 | +$85.18 | 12.7¢ |
| SC1- Zone B Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $132.36 | +$85.42 | 11.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone C Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $133.68 | +$86.74 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone E Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $133.92 | +$86.98 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $134.28 | +$87.34 | 12.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone F Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $140.64 | +$93.70 | 12.5¢ |
58 further schedules are published and priced but not listed here — mostly regional and seasonal variants of the plans above. The dearest of them costs $586.47 a year at this usage.
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $10.92 (Residential), dearest $184.85, a $173.93 spread
- Average — cheapest $46.94 (Residential), dearest $586.47, a $539.53 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $73.22 (Residential), dearest $879.13, a $805.91 spread
What a hot tub heater costs here
Across 83 plans priced in New York, a hot tub heater adds $46.94 to $586.47 a year — $3.91 to $48.87 a month. The median plan puts a hot tub heater at $230.09 a year.
Cheapest for a hot tub heater: Residential, City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company). Dearest: SC-1 Residential & Religious Vountary TOD (Rate II) - Zone J [NYC], Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc.
Those 1,351 kWh are billed at 3.5¢–43.4¢, against a 20.3¢ 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 23.1¢ per kWh.
What New York homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 1,351 kWh a year across 34 sampled homes that run one, near the national 1,479 kWh. The middle half spans 426 kWh to 2,026 kWh, so a hot tub heater varies by 1,600 kWh between one household and another.
Keeping the water hot across a year, which is most of what a hot tub costs. That average covers homes with an electrically heated hot tub — 3% of homes here.
That makes a hot tub heater about 20% of the electricity a New York home uses. The remaining 5,564 kWh is what a hot tub heater 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 New York provider's cheapest plan: City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company), $46.94; Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, $80.70; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, $108.00; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., $118.03; Long Island Power Authority, $187.09; New York State Elec & Gas Corp, $236.04.
New York State Elec & Gas Corp charges $189.10 a year more than City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 1,351 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a hot tub heater
A household in the lighter quarter runs a hot tub heater for 426 kWh a year and pays $10.92 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 2,026 kWh and pays $73.22 — $62.30 more for a hot tub heater on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for New York, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 83 New York 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 44.6995, -73.4529.