How much does a box fan cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $2.29 a month, assuming 75 W, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a box fan use?

Roughly 112 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.07 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $20.63 a year.

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Cost to run a box fan in District of Columbia (June 2026 rates)

At 24.39¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in June 2026 — running a box fan costs $27.44 a year. That is 33% more than the national average of $20.63. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 7.4% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $25.54 to $27.44 a year.

Per hour: 1.8¢
Per day of use: 18.3¢
Per month: $2.29
Per year: $27.44

Assumption: 75 W, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year — 112 kWh a year. 20-inch box fan on high. Low speed roughly halves the draw. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 24.39¢/kWh, the 11th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $6.81 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same box fan costs $14.75 a year in Nevada and $59.31 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $44.56 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Michigan	22.99¢	$2.16	$25.86
Connecticut	24.32¢	$2.28	$27.36
District of Columbia	24.39¢	$2.29	$27.44
Vermont	24.44¢	$2.29	$27.50
New Jersey	24.95¢	$2.34	$28.07

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Microwave$26.71 a year in DC Electric kettle$26.71 a year in DC Incandescent bulb$26.71 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Pointing one out of an upstairs window at night pulls cool air through the whole house for a fraction of what cooling it costs.
Box fans are cheap to run but not free: continuous summer use adds up to real kilowatt-hours.

Questions

How much does a box fan cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $2.29 a month, assuming 75 W, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a box fan use?: Roughly 112 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.07 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $20.63 a year.