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Cost to run a coffee maker in Washington (July 2026 rates)
At 14.71¢ per kilowatt-hour — Washington's average residential price in July 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $24.16 a year. That is 20% less than the national average of $30.07. Washington's residential rate is up 9.4% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $22.09 to $24.16 a year.
- Per hour
- 13.2¢
- Per day of use
- 6.6¢
- Per month
- $2.01
- Per year
- $24.16
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 Washington compares
Washington pays 14.71¢/kWh, the 13th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | $1.97 | $23.59 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | $1.99 | $23.88 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | $2.01 | $24.16 |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | $2.05 | $24.62 |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | $2.06 | $24.69 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a coffee maker.
What else costs about the same in Washington
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 Washington?
- About $2.01 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 14.71¢/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?
- Washington has the 13th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.07 a year.