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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Connecticut (July 2026 rates)
At 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour — Connecticut's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $10.05 a year. That is 32% more than the national average of $7.62. Connecticut's residential rate is down 12.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.48 to $10.05 a year.
- Per cycle
- 19.3¢
- Per day
- 2.8¢
- Per month
- 83.8¢
- Per year
- $10.05
Assumption: 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week — 42 kWh a year. One mow of a typical suburban lawn, battery or corded. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Connecticut compares
Connecticut pays 24.16¢/kWh, the 11th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.43 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric lawn mower costs $5.29 a year in Louisiana and $19.97 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.68 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | 79.9¢ | $9.59 |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | 82.3¢ | $9.88 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | 83.8¢ | $10.05 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | 87.3¢ | $10.48 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | 87.4¢ | $10.49 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.
What else costs about the same in Connecticut
Cutting the number down
- A season of mowing costs less than a single tank of gasoline, which is the real argument for the switch.
- A sharp blade cuts the load on the motor and the runtime for the same lawn.
Questions
- How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Connecticut?
- About 83.8¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 24.16¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?
- Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Connecticut has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.62 a year.