How much does a clothes iron cost per month in South Dakota?

About 21.1¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.37¢/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?

South Dakota has the 18th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $3.02 a year.

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

At 15.37¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in July 2026 — running a clothes iron costs $2.54 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $3.02. South Dakota's residential rate is up 5.9% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $2.40 to $2.54 a year.

Per hour: 8.5¢
Per day of use: 2.5¢
Per month: 21.1¢
Per year: $2.54

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 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 48.5¢ less 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
North Carolina	15.16¢	20.8¢	$2.50
Kansas	15.27¢	21.0¢	$2.52
South Dakota	15.37¢	21.1¢	$2.54
Arizona	15.38¢	21.1¢	$2.54
South Carolina	15.47¢	21.3¢	$2.55

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Led bulb$2.52 a year in SD String of christmas lights$1.04 a year in SD Smart speaker$4.04 a year in SD

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 South Dakota?: About 21.1¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.37¢/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?: South Dakota has the 18th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $3.02 a year.