What a pool pump costs to run in Florida
Florida homes use 2,850 kWh a year on a pool pump. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $359.16 to $456.03 a year across 5 published Florida plans — a $96.87 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSD Residential Smartsavings Experimentaltiered · demand charge · experimental | $144.12 | −$215.04 | 5.5¢ |
| RS Residential Electric✓ cheapesttiered | $359.16 | — | 13.3¢ |
| GS-1 (General Service Non Demand and Non Metered)flat rate · a general-service class | $360.84 | +$1.68 | 13.3¢ |
| RS-1 Residential Servicetiered | $389.16 | +$30.00 | 13.4¢ |
| RTR-1 Residential Service TOUtime-of-use · tiered | $456.03 | +$96.87 | 16.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $167.04 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $221.89, a $54.85 spread
- Average — cheapest $359.16 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $456.03, a $96.87 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $457.08 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $575.27, a $118.19 spread
What a pool pump costs here
Across 5 plans priced in Florida, a pool pump adds $359.16 to $456.03 a year — $29.93 to $38.00 a month. The median plan puts a pool pump at $389.16 a year.
Cheapest for a pool pump: RS Residential Electric, Jacksonville Electric Authority. Dearest: RTR-1 Residential Service TOU, Florida Power & Light Co..
Those 2,850 kWh are billed at 12.6¢–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 2,850 kWh a year across 133 sampled homes that run one, 1.20× the national 2,384 kWh. The middle half spans 1,387 kWh to 3,595 kWh, so a pool pump varies by 2,208 kWh between one household and another.
The circulation pump and its filtration cycle. Pool heating is not included. That average covers homes with a pool pump — 18% of homes here, against 7% nationally.
That makes a pool pump about 20% of the electricity a Florida home uses. The remaining 11,140 kWh is what a pool 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 Florida provider's cheapest plan: Jacksonville Electric Authority, $359.16; Florida Power & Light Co., $389.16.
Florida Power & Light Co. charges $30.00 a year more than Jacksonville Electric Authority on RS Residential Electric for the same 2,850 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a pool pump
A household in the lighter quarter runs a pool pump for 1,387 kWh a year and pays $167.04 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 3,595 kWh and pays $457.08 — $290.04 more for a pool pump 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.