How much does a pool pump cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $35.12 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?

Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $317 a year.

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Cost to run a pool pump in District of Columbia (June 2026 rates)

At 24.39¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in June 2026 — running a pool pump costs $421 a year. That is 33% more than the national average of $317. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 7.4% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $392 to $421 a year.

Per hour: 29.3¢
Per day of use: $2.34
Per month: $35.12
Per year: $421

Assumption: 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 1,728 kWh a year. A single-speed 1.5 HP pump. Variable-speed pumps running longer at low speed use a fraction of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 24.39¢/kWh, the 11th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $105 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $227 a year in Nevada and $911 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $684 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Michigan	22.99¢	$33.11	$397
Connecticut	24.32¢	$35.02	$420
District of Columbia	24.39¢	$35.12	$421
Vermont	24.44¢	$35.19	$422
New Jersey	24.95¢	$35.93	$431

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a pool pump.

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Electric baseboard heater$329 a year in DC Heat pump$527 a year in DC Central air conditioner$574 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Pump power rises roughly with the cube of speed, so running at half speed for twice as long uses about a quarter of the energy.
Most pools are turned over more often than they need. Cutting an hour a day is free money all season.
A variable-speed pump is one of the few upgrades that routinely pays back within two seasons.

Questions

How much does a pool pump cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $35.12 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?: Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $317 a year.