How much does a clothes iron cost per month in Delaware?

About 25.4¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 18.48¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?

Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.02 a year.

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Cost to run a clothes iron in Delaware (July 2026 rates)

At 18.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Delaware's average residential price in July 2026 — running a clothes iron costs $3.05 a year. That is about the same as the national average. Delaware's residential rate is up 11.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $2.74 to $3.05 a year.

Per hour: 10.2¢
Per day of use: 3.0¢
Per month: 25.4¢
Per year: $3.05

Assumption: 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 16 kWh a year. Thermostatic, so it cycles rather than drawing continuously. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Delaware compares

Delaware pays 18.48¢/kWh, the 19th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 2.8¢ more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same clothes iron costs $2.10 a year in Louisiana and $7.92 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $5.82 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Minnesota	17.45¢	24.0¢	$2.88
Virginia	17.55¢	24.1¢	$2.90
Delaware	18.48¢	25.4¢	$3.05
Wisconsin	19.06¢	26.2¢	$3.14
Illinois	19.22¢	26.4¢	$3.17

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

What else costs about the same in Delaware

Led bulb$3.04 a year in DE String of christmas lights$1.25 a year in DE Smart speaker$4.86 a year in DE

Cutting the number down

Ironing a batch on one heat-up costs far less than heating the plate from cold for each shirt.

Questions

How much does a clothes iron cost per month in Delaware?: About 25.4¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 18.48¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?: Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.02 a year.