Cost to run a pool pump in Nevada (June 2026 rates)
At 13.11¢ per kilowatt-hour — Nevada's average residential price in June 2026 — running a pool pump costs $227 a year. That is 29% less than the national average of $317. Nevada's residential rate is up 6.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $212 to $227 a year.
- Per hour
- 15.7¢
- Per day of use
- $1.26
- Per month
- $18.88
- Per year
- $227
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 Nevada compares
Nevada pays 13.11¢/kWh, the cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $90.37 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 13.11¢ | $18.88 | $227 |
| Nebraska | 13.25¢ | $19.08 | $229 |
| Utah | 13.37¢ | $19.25 | $231 |
| Louisiana | 13.49¢ | $19.43 | $233 |
| Tennessee | 14.07¢ | $20.26 | $243 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a pool pump.
What else costs about the same in Nevada
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 Nevada?
- About $18.88 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 13.11¢/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?
- Nevada has the cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $317 a year.