What a humidifier costs to run in Georgia
Georgia homes use 135 kWh a year on a humidifier. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $11.29 to $21.84 a year across 4 published Georgia plans — a $10.55 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge | $11.29 | — | 9.6¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use | $18.97 | +$7.68 | 15.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE TOU-REO-18 TIME OF USE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ONLYtime-of-use | $19.38 | +$8.09 | 14.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICEtime-of-use · tiered | $21.84 | +$10.55 | 16.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $1.18 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $2.32, a $1.14 spread
- Average — cheapest $11.29 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $21.84, a $10.55 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $11.85 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $22.92, a $11.07 spread
What a humidifier costs here
Across 4 plans priced in Georgia, a humidifier adds $11.29 to $21.84 a year — $0.94 to $1.82 a month. The median plan puts a humidifier at $19.17 a year.
Cheapest for a humidifier: SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE, Georgia Power Co. Dearest: SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, Georgia Power Co.
Those 135 kWh are billed at 8.4¢–16.2¢, against a 14.9¢ 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 1.3¢ per kWh.
What Georgia homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 135 kWh a year across 85 sampled homes that run one, near the national 139 kWh. The middle half spans 14 kWh to 142 kWh, so a humidifier varies by 127 kWh between one household and another.
Portable and whole-home humidifiers. That average covers homes with a humidifier — 20% of homes here.
That makes a humidifier about 1% of the electricity a Georgia home uses. The remaining 13,136 kWh is what a humidifier is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of a humidifier
A household in the lighter quarter runs a humidifier for 14 kWh a year and pays $1.18 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 142 kWh and pays $11.85 — $10.67 more for a humidifier on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Georgia, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 4 Georgia 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 33.7490, -84.3880.