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Cost to run a clothes iron in Hawaii (July 2026 rates)
At 48.00¢ per kilowatt-hour — Hawaii's average residential price in July 2026 — running a clothes iron costs $7.92 a year. That is 162% more than the national average of $3.02. Hawaii's residential rate is up 22.0% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.49 to $7.92 a year.
- Per hour
- 26.4¢
- Per day of use
- 7.9¢
- Per month
- 66.0¢
- Per year
- $7.92
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 Hawaii compares
Hawaii pays 48.00¢/kWh, the most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 29.90¢ | 41.1¢ | $4.93 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | 41.9¢ | $5.03 |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | 44.6¢ | $5.35 |
| California | 33.61¢ | 46.2¢ | $5.55 |
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | 66.0¢ | $7.92 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a clothes iron.
What else costs about the same in Hawaii
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 Hawaii?
- About 66.0¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 48.00¢/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?
- Hawaii has the most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.02 a year.