How much does a coffee maker cost per month in North Carolina?

About $2.08 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.16¢/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?

North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.07 a year.

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Cost to run a coffee maker in North Carolina (July 2026 rates)

At 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $24.90 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $30.07. North Carolina's residential rate is up 13.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $21.96 to $24.90 a year.

Per hour: 13.6¢
Per day of use: 6.8¢
Per month: $2.08
Per year: $24.90

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 North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 15.16¢/kWh, the 16th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.17 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same coffee maker costs $20.89 a year in Louisiana and $78.84 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $57.95 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Montana	14.99¢	$2.05	$24.62
Florida	15.03¢	$2.06	$24.69
North Carolina	15.16¢	$2.08	$24.90
Kansas	15.27¢	$2.09	$25.08
South Dakota	15.37¢	$2.10	$25.25

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

55-inch led tv$24.90 a year in NC Washing machine$19.71 a year in NC Air fryer$19.10 a year in NC

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 North Carolina?: About $2.08 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.16¢/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?: North Carolina has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.07 a year.