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Cost to run a coffee maker in Maryland (June 2026 rates)
At 21.84¢ per kilowatt-hour — Maryland's average residential price in June 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $35.87 a year. That is 19% more than the national average of $30.12. Maryland's residential rate is up 13.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $31.68 to $35.87 a year.
- Per hour
- 19.7¢
- Per day of use
- 9.8¢
- Per month
- $2.99
- Per year
- $35.87
Assumption: 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. Ten minutes of brewing plus 20 minutes on the warming plate. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Maryland compares
Maryland pays 21.84¢/kWh, the 14th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.75 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same coffee maker costs $21.53 a year in Nevada and $86.59 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $65.06 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 19.89¢ | $2.72 | $32.67 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.73¢ | $2.97 | $35.69 |
| Maryland | 21.84¢ | $2.99 | $35.87 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | $3.15 | $37.76 |
| Connecticut | 24.32¢ | $3.33 | $39.95 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a coffee maker.
What else costs about the same in Maryland
Cutting the number down
- The warming plate, not the brew, is where the hours go. Decanting into a thermal carafe removes it entirely.
- Single-serve pod machines heat less water per cup but idle at temperature; the two effects roughly cancel.
Questions
- How much does a coffee maker cost per month in Maryland?
- About $2.99 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 21.84¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a coffee maker use?
- Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.90 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Maryland has the 14th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.