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How much does it cost to run a treadmill?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.16¢ per kilowatt-hour (August 2026), running a treadmill costs about $19.07 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 47.18¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 12.7¢
- Per day of use
- 9.5¢
- Per month
- $1.59
- Per year
- $19.07
Assumption: 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 105 kWh a year. A residential motorized treadmill at a walking-to-jogging pace. Incline and heavier users push it higher.
Cost by state
Same appliance, same usage, 51 different prices. Sorted cheapest first.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.72¢ | $1.11 | $13.36 |
| Louisiana | 12.87¢ | $1.13 | $13.51 |
| North Dakota | 13.31¢ | $1.16 | $13.98 |
| Utah | 13.31¢ | $1.16 | $13.98 |
| Idaho | 13.37¢ | $1.17 | $14.04 |
| Tennessee | 13.42¢ | $1.17 | $14.09 |
| Nebraska | 13.54¢ | $1.18 | $14.22 |
| Kentucky | 13.80¢ | $1.21 | $14.49 |
| Arkansas | 14.37¢ | $1.26 | $15.09 |
| Mississippi | 14.43¢ | $1.26 | $15.15 |
| Wyoming | 14.43¢ | $1.26 | $15.15 |
| Washington | 14.63¢ | $1.28 | $15.36 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | $1.30 | $15.56 |
| North Carolina | 14.95¢ | $1.31 | $15.70 |
| Florida | 14.99¢ | $1.31 | $15.74 |
| Arizona | 15.05¢ | $1.32 | $15.80 |
| South Dakota | 15.15¢ | $1.33 | $15.91 |
| Kansas | 15.47¢ | $1.35 | $16.24 |
| Montana | 15.57¢ | $1.36 | $16.35 |
| South Carolina | 15.76¢ | $1.38 | $16.55 |
| Georgia | 15.90¢ | $1.39 | $16.69 |
| Texas | 15.91¢ | $1.39 | $16.71 |
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | $1.39 | $16.72 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | $1.40 | $16.82 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | $1.43 | $17.13 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | $1.43 | $17.15 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | $1.44 | $17.34 |
| Indiana | 17.02¢ | $1.49 | $17.87 |
| Iowa | 17.06¢ | $1.49 | $17.91 |
| Colorado | 17.17¢ | $1.50 | $18.03 |
| Minnesota | 17.20¢ | $1.50 | $18.06 |
| Virginia | 17.64¢ | $1.54 | $18.52 |
| Delaware | 18.70¢ | $1.64 | $19.63 |
| Illinois | 19.32¢ | $1.69 | $20.29 |
| Ohio | 19.38¢ | $1.70 | $20.35 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | $1.70 | $20.38 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | $1.87 | $22.47 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | $1.90 | $22.86 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | $2.01 | $24.14 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | $2.09 | $25.03 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | $2.14 | $25.74 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | $2.15 | $25.84 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | $2.27 | $27.28 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | $2.42 | $29.02 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | $2.47 | $29.59 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | $2.51 | $30.08 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $2.57 | $30.88 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $2.60 | $31.24 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $2.67 | $32.00 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | $2.81 | $33.72 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $4.13 | $49.54 |
Cutting the number down
- The console and its screen keep drawing when the belt is stopped. Unplugging between sessions removes a standby load.
Questions
- How many watts does a treadmill use?
- About 700 W while running.
- How much does a treadmill cost per month?
- About $1.59 a month at the U.S. average rate, or $19.07 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Nevada, at $13.36 a year, versus $49.54 in Hawaii — a spread of $36.18.