What a microwave costs to run in Florida
Florida homes use 105 kWh a year on a microwave. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $13.80 to $16.84 a year across 5 published Florida plans — a $3.04 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSD Residential Smartsavings Experimentaltiered · demand charge · experimental | $5.30 | −$8.50 | 5.5¢ |
| GS-1 (General Service Non Demand and Non Metered)flat rate · a general-service class | $13.32 | −$0.48 | 13.3¢ |
| RS Residential Electric✓ cheapesttiered | $13.80 | — | 13.3¢ |
| RS-1 Residential Servicetiered | $15.00 | +$1.20 | 13.4¢ |
| RTR-1 Residential Service TOUtime-of-use · tiered | $16.84 | +$3.04 | 16.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $7.92 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $9.57, a $1.65 spread
- Average — cheapest $13.80 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $16.84, a $3.04 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $17.52 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $21.25, a $3.73 spread
What a microwave costs here
Across 5 plans priced in Florida, a microwave adds $13.80 to $16.84 a year — $1.15 to $1.40 a month. The median plan puts a microwave at $15.00 a year.
Cheapest for a microwave: RS Residential Electric, Jacksonville Electric Authority. Dearest: RTR-1 Residential Service TOU, Florida Power & Light Co..
Those 105 kWh are billed at 13.1¢–16.0¢, against a 13.4¢ 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 2.6¢ per kWh.
What Florida homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 105 kWh a year across 635 sampled homes that run one, near the national 107 kWh. The middle half spans 60 kWh to 133 kWh, so a microwave varies by 73 kWh between one household and another.
Cooking and reheating, plus the standby draw of the clock and panel. That average covers homes with a microwave — 97% of homes here.
That makes a microwave about 1% of the electricity a Florida home uses. The remaining 13,885 kWh is what a microwave 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 Florida provider's cheapest plan: Jacksonville Electric Authority, $13.80; Florida Power & Light Co., $15.00.
Florida Power & Light Co. charges $1.20 a year more than Jacksonville Electric Authority on RS Residential Electric for the same 105 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a microwave
A household in the lighter quarter runs a microwave for 60 kWh a year and pays $7.92 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 133 kWh and pays $17.52 — $9.60 more for a microwave on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Florida, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 5 Florida 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 30.3322, -81.6557.