How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Delaware?

About 55.4¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 18.48¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?

Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.

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Cost to run a vacuum cleaner in Delaware (July 2026 rates)

At 18.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Delaware's average residential price in July 2026 — running a vacuum cleaner costs $6.65 a year. That is about the same as the national average. Delaware's residential rate is up 11.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.97 to $6.65 a year.

Per hour: 22.2¢
Per day of use: 6.7¢
Per month: 55.4¢
Per year: $6.65

Assumption: 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 36 kWh a year. An upright vacuum, roughly 20 minutes per session. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Delaware compares

Delaware pays 18.48¢/kWh, the 19th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 6.1¢ more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same vacuum cleaner costs $4.58 a year in Louisiana and $17.28 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $12.70 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Minnesota	17.45¢	52.3¢	$6.28
Virginia	17.55¢	52.7¢	$6.32
Delaware	18.48¢	55.4¢	$6.65
Wisconsin	19.06¢	57.2¢	$6.86
Illinois	19.22¢	57.7¢	$6.92

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

What else costs about the same in Delaware

Toaster$6.48 a year in DE Electric blanket$7.10 a year in DE Electric lawn mower$7.69 a year in DE

Cutting the number down

A full bag or clogged filter costs suction, not watts: the motor draws the same while doing less.

Questions

How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Delaware?: About 55.4¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 18.48¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?: Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.