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

About 98.1¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 28.29¢/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?

Rhode Island has the 7th 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 Rhode Island (July 2026 rates)

At 28.29¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $11.77 a year. That is 55% more than the national average of $7.62. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 8.1% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $10.89 to $11.77 a year.

Per cycle: 22.6¢
Per day: 3.2¢
Per month: 98.1¢
Per year: $11.77

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 Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 28.29¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.15 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
District of Columbia	25.21¢	87.4¢	$10.49
New Hampshire	26.60¢	92.2¢	$11.07
Rhode Island	28.29¢	98.1¢	$11.77
Alaska	28.83¢	99.9¢	$11.99
New York	29.90¢	$1.04	$12.44

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

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Rice cooker$11.88 a year in RI Electric pressure cooker$11.88 a year in RI Security camera$12.39 a year in RI

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 Rhode Island?: About 98.1¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 28.29¢/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?: Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.62 a year.