How much does a pool pump cost per month in South Carolina?

About $22.28 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 15.47¢/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?

South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $316 a year.

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Cost to run a pool pump in South Carolina (July 2026 rates)

At 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a pool pump costs $267 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $316. South Carolina's residential rate is up 5.2% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $254 to $267 a year.

Per hour: 18.6¢
Per day of use: $1.49
Per month: $22.28
Per year: $267

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.

Related calculators: see what running slower for longer saves.

How South Carolina compares

South Carolina pays 15.47¢/kWh, the 20th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $49.08 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $220 a year in Louisiana and $829 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $610 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
South Dakota	15.37¢	$22.13	$266
Arizona	15.38¢	$22.15	$266
South Carolina	15.47¢	$22.28	$267
West Virginia	15.78¢	$22.72	$273
Texas	15.88¢	$22.87	$274

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

What else costs about the same in South Carolina

Electric baseboard heater$209 a year in SC Heat pump$334 a year in SC Central air conditioner$364 a year in SC

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 South Carolina?: About $22.28 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 15.47¢/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?: South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $316 a year.