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How much does it cost to run a treadmill?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.31¢ per kilowatt-hour (July 2026), running a treadmill costs about $19.23 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 48.00¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 12.8¢
- Per day of use
- 9.6¢
- Per month
- $1.60
- Per year
- $19.23
Assumption: 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 105 kWh a year. A residential motorized treadmill at a walking-to-jogging pace. Incline and heavier users push it higher.
Cost by state
Same appliance, same usage, 51 different prices. Sorted cheapest first.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | $1.11 | $13.36 |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | $1.12 | $13.41 |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | $1.15 | $13.78 |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | $1.17 | $14.08 |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | $1.20 | $14.40 |
| Idaho | 13.73¢ | $1.20 | $14.42 |
| Nebraska | 13.78¢ | $1.21 | $14.47 |
| Kentucky | 13.81¢ | $1.21 | $14.50 |
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | $1.25 | $15.05 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | $1.26 | $15.07 |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | $1.26 | $15.08 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | $1.27 | $15.27 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | $1.29 | $15.45 |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | $1.31 | $15.74 |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | $1.32 | $15.78 |
| North Carolina | 15.16¢ | $1.33 | $15.92 |
| Kansas | 15.27¢ | $1.34 | $16.03 |
| South Dakota | 15.37¢ | $1.34 | $16.14 |
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | $1.35 | $16.15 |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | $1.35 | $16.24 |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | $1.38 | $16.57 |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | $1.39 | $16.67 |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | $1.40 | $16.77 |
| Iowa | 15.99¢ | $1.40 | $16.79 |
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | $1.41 | $16.89 |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | $1.41 | $16.89 |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | $1.42 | $17.08 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | $1.43 | $17.22 |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | $1.46 | $17.57 |
| Colorado | 17.00¢ | $1.49 | $17.85 |
| Minnesota | 17.45¢ | $1.53 | $18.32 |
| Virginia | 17.55¢ | $1.54 | $18.43 |
| Delaware | 18.48¢ | $1.62 | $19.40 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | $1.67 | $20.01 |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | $1.68 | $20.18 |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | $1.70 | $20.42 |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | $1.87 | $22.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | $1.90 | $22.81 |
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | $2.02 | $24.20 |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | $2.08 | $24.94 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | $2.11 | $25.37 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | $2.20 | $26.45 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | $2.21 | $26.47 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | $2.33 | $27.93 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29¢ | $2.48 | $29.70 |
| Alaska | 28.83¢ | $2.52 | $30.27 |
| New York | 29.90¢ | $2.62 | $31.39 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | $2.67 | $32.01 |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | $2.84 | $34.03 |
| California | 33.61¢ | $2.94 | $35.29 |
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | $4.20 | $50.40 |
Cutting the number down
- The console and its screen keep drawing when the belt is stopped. Unplugging between sessions removes a standby load.
Questions
- How many watts does a treadmill use?
- About 700 W while running.
- How much does a treadmill cost per month?
- About $1.60 a month at the U.S. average rate, or $19.23 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Louisiana, at $13.36 a year, versus $50.40 in Hawaii — a spread of $37.04.