How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in North Carolina?

About $1.06 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?

Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $15.85 a year.

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Cost to run a ceiling fan in North Carolina (June 2026 rates)

At 14.74¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a ceiling fan costs $12.74 a year. That is 20% less than the national average of $15.85. North Carolina's residential rate is up 10.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.56 to $12.74 a year.

Per hour: 0.9¢
Per day of use: 7.1¢
Per month: $1.06
Per year: $12.74

Assumption: 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 86 kWh a year. A typical 52-inch fan on medium. DC-motor fans draw about a third of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 14.74¢/kWh, the 11th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.11 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same ceiling fan costs $11.33 a year in Nevada and $45.55 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $34.22 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Oklahoma	14.33¢	$1.03	$12.38
Idaho	14.37¢	$1.03	$12.42
North Carolina	14.74¢	$1.06	$12.74
Mississippi	14.88¢	$1.07	$12.86
Washington	14.91¢	$1.07	$12.88

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a ceiling fan.

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Wi-fi router$12.91 a year in NC Hair dryer$13.93 a year in NC Slow cooker$14.15 a year in NC

Cutting the number down

A fan cools people, not rooms. Running one in an empty room is pure cost with no benefit.
Because moving air feels several degrees cooler, a fan lets you raise the thermostat, which is where the real money is saved.
Reverse the direction in winter to push warm ceiling air back down without adding heat.

Questions

How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in North Carolina?: About $1.06 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?: Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $15.85 a year.