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How much does it cost to run an electric blanket?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.16¢ per kilowatt-hour (August 2026), running an electric blanket costs about $6.97 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 47.18¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 0.7¢
- Per day of use
- 5.8¢
- Per month
- 58.1¢
- Per year
- $6.97
Assumption: 80 W at a 50% duty cycle, 8 hours a day, 120 days a year — 38 kWh a year. Queen-size, medium setting, thermostatic.
Cost by state
Same appliance, same usage, 51 different prices. Sorted cheapest first.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.72¢ | 40.7¢ | $4.88 |
| Louisiana | 12.87¢ | 41.2¢ | $4.94 |
| North Dakota | 13.31¢ | 42.6¢ | $5.11 |
| Utah | 13.31¢ | 42.6¢ | $5.11 |
| Idaho | 13.37¢ | 42.8¢ | $5.13 |
| Tennessee | 13.42¢ | 42.9¢ | $5.15 |
| Nebraska | 13.54¢ | 43.3¢ | $5.20 |
| Kentucky | 13.80¢ | 44.2¢ | $5.30 |
| Arkansas | 14.37¢ | 46.0¢ | $5.52 |
| Mississippi | 14.43¢ | 46.2¢ | $5.54 |
| Wyoming | 14.43¢ | 46.2¢ | $5.54 |
| Washington | 14.63¢ | 46.8¢ | $5.62 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | 47.4¢ | $5.69 |
| North Carolina | 14.95¢ | 47.8¢ | $5.74 |
| Florida | 14.99¢ | 48.0¢ | $5.76 |
| Arizona | 15.05¢ | 48.2¢ | $5.78 |
| South Dakota | 15.15¢ | 48.5¢ | $5.82 |
| Kansas | 15.47¢ | 49.5¢ | $5.94 |
| Montana | 15.57¢ | 49.8¢ | $5.98 |
| South Carolina | 15.76¢ | 50.4¢ | $6.05 |
| Georgia | 15.90¢ | 50.9¢ | $6.11 |
| Texas | 15.91¢ | 50.9¢ | $6.11 |
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | 50.9¢ | $6.11 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | 51.3¢ | $6.15 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | 52.2¢ | $6.26 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | 52.3¢ | $6.27 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | 52.8¢ | $6.34 |
| Indiana | 17.02¢ | 54.5¢ | $6.54 |
| Iowa | 17.06¢ | 54.6¢ | $6.55 |
| Colorado | 17.17¢ | 54.9¢ | $6.59 |
| Minnesota | 17.20¢ | 55.0¢ | $6.60 |
| Virginia | 17.64¢ | 56.4¢ | $6.77 |
| Delaware | 18.70¢ | 59.8¢ | $7.18 |
| Illinois | 19.32¢ | 61.8¢ | $7.42 |
| Ohio | 19.38¢ | 62.0¢ | $7.44 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | 62.1¢ | $7.45 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | 68.5¢ | $8.22 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | 69.7¢ | $8.36 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | 73.6¢ | $8.83 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | 76.3¢ | $9.15 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | 78.4¢ | $9.41 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | 78.8¢ | $9.45 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | 83.1¢ | $9.98 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | 88.4¢ | $10.61 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | 90.2¢ | $10.82 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | 91.7¢ | $11.00 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | 94.1¢ | $11.29 |
| California | 29.75¢ | 95.2¢ | $11.42 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | 97.5¢ | $11.70 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | $1.03 | $12.33 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $1.51 | $18.12 |
Cutting the number down
- Heating the bed instead of the bedroom is one of the best ratios of comfort to kilowatt-hours in the house.
- Preheating for 15 minutes and switching off at bedtime captures most of the benefit for a fraction of the runtime.
Questions
- How many watts does an electric blanket use?
- About 80 W while running, though it cycles on and off, so average draw is 40 W.
- How much does an electric blanket cost per month?
- About 58.1¢ a month at the U.S. average rate, or $6.97 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Nevada, at $4.88 a year, versus $18.12 in Hawaii — a spread of $13.23.