How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in South Dakota?

About $1.11 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 15.37¢/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?

South Dakota has the 18th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $15.82 a year.

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Cost to run a ceiling fan in South Dakota (July 2026 rates)

At 15.37¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in July 2026 — running a ceiling fan costs $13.28 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $15.82. South Dakota's residential rate is up 5.9% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $12.55 to $13.28 a year.

Per hour: 0.9¢
Per day of use: 7.4¢
Per month: $1.11
Per year: $13.28

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 South Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.37¢/kWh, the 18th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.54 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same ceiling fan costs $10.99 a year in Louisiana and $41.47 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $30.48 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
North Carolina	15.16¢	$1.09	$13.10
Kansas	15.27¢	$1.10	$13.19
South Dakota	15.37¢	$1.11	$13.28
Arizona	15.38¢	$1.11	$13.29
South Carolina	15.47¢	$1.11	$13.37

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Wi-fi router$13.46 a year in SD Hair dryer$14.52 a year in SD Slow cooker$14.76 a year in SD

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 South Dakota?: About $1.11 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 15.37¢/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?: South Dakota has the 18th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $15.82 a year.