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Cost to run a hot tub in West Virginia (July 2026 rates)
At 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour — West Virginia's average residential price in July 2026 — running a hot tub costs $394 a year. That is 14% less than the national average of $458. West Virginia's residential rate is up 2.3% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $386 to $394 a year.
- Per day
- $1.08
- Per month
- $32.88
- Per year
- $394
Assumption: 2,500 kWh a year. A well-insulated 400-gallon tub held at 100 F year-round in a moderate climate. A poorly insulated tub in a cold climate can double this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How West Virginia compares
West Virginia pays 15.78¢/kWh, the 21st cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $63.25 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same hot tub costs $318 a year in Louisiana and $1,200 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $882 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | $32.04 | $385 |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | $32.23 | $387 |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | $32.88 | $394 |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | $33.08 | $397 |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | $33.27 | $399 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a hot tub.
What else costs about the same in West Virginia
Cutting the number down
- A good cover is the whole ballgame. Most of the energy replaces heat lost from the surface, not heat delivered to people.
- Holding temperature usually beats cooling down and reheating, because reheating a large mass of water is expensive.
- A waterlogged cover has lost its insulation value and quietly doubles the standing loss.
Questions
- How much does a hot tub cost per month in West Virginia?
- About $32.88 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 15.78¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a hot tub use?
- Roughly 2,500 kWh a year under these assumptions.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- West Virginia has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $458 a year.