What a hot tub pump costs to run in New York
New York homes use 442 kWh a year on a hot tub pump. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $17.24 to $191.84 a year across 83 published New York plans — a $174.60 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Cheapest 25 of 83 priced plans, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $17.24 | — | 3.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- All Zones Deliverytime-of-use · delivery charges only | $21.00 | +$3.76 | 10.1¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Service Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $25.80 | +$8.56 | 7.9¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [NYC]demand charge | $26.44 | +$9.20 | 11.0¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [Westchester]demand charge | $26.44 | +$9.20 | 11.0¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 12 Residential Service TOU-ESCOtime-of-use · delivery charges only | $29.28 | +$12.04 | 11.8¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 8 Residential - Day Night Service - ESCOflat rate · delivery charges only | $34.32 | +$17.08 | 11.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule Itime-of-use | $35.40 | +$18.16 | 12.8¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ESCO Retail Optionflat rate · delivery charges only | $36.96 | +$19.72 | 11.7¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Serviceflat rate · delivery charges only | $38.04 | +$20.80 | 11.6¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $38.59 | +$21.35 | 14.0¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $39.16 | +$21.92 | 14.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $41.15 | +$23.91 | 14.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RSSflat rate | $41.28 | +$24.04 | 13.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Atime-of-use | $41.40 | +$24.16 | 12.3¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $41.40 | +$24.16 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule IItime-of-use | $41.76 | +$24.52 | 15.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone D Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $41.76 | +$24.52 | 11.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $42.00 | +$24.76 | 12.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Ctime-of-use | $43.20 | +$25.96 | 12.7¢ |
| SC1- Zone B Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $43.32 | +$26.08 | 11.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone C Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $43.68 | +$26.44 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone E Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $43.80 | +$26.56 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $43.92 | +$26.68 | 12.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone F Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $45.96 | +$28.72 | 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 $191.84 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 $3.93 (Residential), dearest $44.36, a $40.43 spread
- Average — cheapest $17.24 (Residential), dearest $191.84, a $174.60 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $28.86 (Residential), dearest $320.80, a $291.94 spread
What a hot tub pump costs here
Across 83 plans priced in New York, a hot tub pump adds $17.24 to $191.84 a year — $1.44 to $15.99 a month. The median plan puts a hot tub pump at $75.24 a year.
Cheapest for a hot tub pump: 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 442 kWh are billed at 3.9¢–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 442 kWh a year across 49 sampled homes that run one, near the national 484 kWh. The middle half spans 102 kWh to 739 kWh, so a hot tub pump varies by 637 kWh between one household and another.
The circulation pump and jets, separately from the water heater. That average covers homes with a hot tub — 5% of homes here.
That makes a hot tub pump about 6% of the electricity a New York home uses. The remaining 6,474 kWh is what a hot tub pump 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), $17.24; Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, $26.44; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, $35.40; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., $38.59; Long Island Power Authority, $61.21; New York State Elec & Gas Corp, $77.28.
New York State Elec & Gas Corp charges $60.04 a year more than City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 442 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a hot tub pump
A household in the lighter quarter runs a hot tub pump for 102 kWh a year and pays $3.93 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 739 kWh and pays $28.86 — $24.93 more for a hot tub pump 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.