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What a washing machine costs to run, by state

The washer's own motor and controls. Heating the water is billed to the water heater, not here.

Figures cover homes with a washing machine. Each is the difference a washing machine 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.

Annual cost of a washing machine by state, cheapest published plan first
StateUsed per yearCheapest planDearest plan
New York60 kWh$2.34$25.98
Washington66 kWh$3.48$10.08
New Jersey65 kWh$4.49$17.76
Ohio68 kWh$4.79$6.72
Colorado66 kWh$4.91$10.72
Texasnot indexed72 kWh$4.95$13.08
Virginianot indexed67 kWh$5.04$16.62
Arizonanot indexed65 kWh$5.90$10.75
Massachusetts63 kWh$6.00$21.36
North Carolinanot indexed70 kWh$6.06$10.14
Minnesota71 kWh$6.11$11.40
Georgia74 kWh$6.24$12.04
Pennsylvania67 kWh$6.72$15.12
Illinois67 kWh$7.16$7.16
Oregonnot indexed65 kWh$7.34$12.48
Florida66 kWh$8.64$10.60
Michigan66 kWh$9.24$16.28
California62 kWh$9.48$32.04