What a humidifier costs to run in New York
New York homes use 121 kWh a year on a humidifier. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $4.75 to $52.45 a year across 83 published New York plans — a $47.70 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 | $4.75 | — | 3.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- All Zones Deliverytime-of-use · delivery charges only | $5.76 | +$1.01 | 10.1¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Service Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $7.08 | +$2.33 | 7.9¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [NYC]demand charge | $7.24 | +$2.49 | 11.0¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [Westchester]demand charge | $7.24 | +$2.49 | 11.0¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 12 Residential Service TOU-ESCOtime-of-use · delivery charges only | $8.04 | +$3.29 | 11.8¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 8 Residential - Day Night Service - ESCOflat rate · delivery charges only | $9.36 | +$4.61 | 11.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule Itime-of-use | $9.72 | +$4.97 | 12.8¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ESCO Retail Optionflat rate · delivery charges only | $10.08 | +$5.33 | 11.7¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Serviceflat rate · delivery charges only | $10.44 | +$5.69 | 11.6¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $10.52 | +$5.77 | 14.0¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $10.66 | +$5.91 | 14.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $11.24 | +$6.49 | 14.6¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Atime-of-use | $11.28 | +$6.53 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RSSflat rate | $11.28 | +$6.53 | 13.5¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule IItime-of-use | $11.40 | +$6.65 | 15.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone D Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $11.40 | +$6.65 | 11.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $11.40 | +$6.65 | 12.3¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $11.52 | +$6.77 | 12.5¢ |
| SC1- Zone B Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $11.76 | +$7.01 | 11.9¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Ctime-of-use | $11.76 | +$7.01 | 12.7¢ |
| SC1- Zone C Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $12.00 | +$7.25 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone E Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $12.00 | +$7.25 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $12.00 | +$7.25 | 12.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone A Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $12.60 | +$7.85 | 12.6¢ |
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 $52.45 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 $1.76 (Residential), dearest $19.00, a $17.24 spread
- Average — cheapest $4.75 (Residential), dearest $52.45, a $47.70 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $5.69 (Residential), dearest $63.17, a $57.48 spread
What a humidifier costs here
Across 83 plans priced in New York, a humidifier adds $4.75 to $52.45 a year — $0.40 to $4.37 a month. The median plan puts a humidifier at $20.59 a year.
Cheapest for a humidifier: 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 121 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 121 kWh a year across 303 sampled homes that run one, near the national 139 kWh. The middle half spans 44 kWh to 146 kWh, so a humidifier varies by 102 kWh between one household and another.
Portable and whole-home humidifiers. That average covers homes with a humidifier — 32% of homes here, against 24% nationally.
That makes a humidifier about 2% of the electricity a New York home uses. The remaining 6,795 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.
By provider
On each New York provider's cheapest plan: City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company), $4.75; Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, $7.24; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, $9.72; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., $10.52; Long Island Power Authority, $16.74; New York State Elec & Gas Corp, $21.12.
New York State Elec & Gas Corp charges $16.37 a year more than City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 121 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a humidifier
A household in the lighter quarter runs a humidifier for 44 kWh a year and pays $1.76 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 146 kWh and pays $5.69 — $3.93 more for a humidifier 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.