How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Michigan?

About 79.9¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 23.05¢/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?

Michigan has the 13th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.62 a year.

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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Michigan (July 2026 rates)

At 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour — Michigan's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $9.59 a year. That is 26% more than the national average of $7.62. Michigan's residential rate is up 12.2% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $8.55 to $9.59 a year.

Per cycle: 18.4¢
Per day: 2.6¢
Per month: 79.9¢
Per year: $9.59

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 Michigan compares

Michigan pays 23.05¢/kWh, the 13th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.97 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
Maryland	21.41¢	74.2¢	$8.91
Pennsylvania	21.72¢	75.3¢	$9.04
Michigan	23.05¢	79.9¢	$9.59
Vermont	23.75¢	82.3¢	$9.88
Connecticut	24.16¢	83.8¢	$10.05

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.

What else costs about the same in Michigan

Rice cooker$9.68 a year in MI Electric pressure cooker$9.68 a year in MI Security camera$10.10 a year in MI

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 Michigan?: About 79.9¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 23.05¢/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?: Michigan has the 13th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.62 a year.