What a pool pump costs to run, by state
The circulation pump and its filtration cycle. Pool heating is not included.
Figures cover homes with a pool pump. Each is the difference a pool pump makes to a year’s bill on the cheapest and dearest published plan in that state, not a rate multiplied by a wattage.
Pilot data. 450 tariffs from 45 utilities, retrieved September 2, 2026. This is a sample, not national coverage — a utility missing here is one that has not been indexed yet.
| State | Used per year | Cheapest plan | Dearest plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,600 kWh | $53.30 | $694.63 |
| New Jersey | 2,625 kWh | $180.90 | $712.20 |
| Massachusetts | 1,908 kWh | $183.00 | $646.08 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,924 kWh | $192.36 | $431.40 |
| Texasnot indexed | 2,956 kWh | $200.87 | $531.96 |
| Arizonanot indexed | 2,185 kWh | $201.29 | $361.76 |
| Georgia | 3,100 kWh | $258.90 | $498.64 |
| California | 1,765 kWh | $272.28 | $914.32 |
| Florida | 2,850 kWh | $359.16 | $456.03 |