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

About $1.87 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?

Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $15.69 a year.

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Cost to run a ceiling fan in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a ceiling fan costs $22.45 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $15.69. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $20.03 to $22.45 a year.

Per hour: 1.6¢
Per day of use: 12.5¢
Per month: $1.87
Per year: $22.45

Assumption: 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 86 kWh a year. A typical 52-inch fan on medium. DC-motor fans draw about a third of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.98¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $6.76 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same ceiling fan costs $10.99 a year in Nevada and $40.76 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $29.77 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.51¢	$1.76	$21.18
New Jersey	24.61¢	$1.77	$21.26
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$1.87	$22.45
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$1.99	$23.88
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$2.03	$24.35

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Wi-fi router$22.76 a year in DC Hair dryer$24.55 a year in DC Slow cooker$24.94 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

A fan cools people, not rooms. Running one in an empty room is pure cost with no benefit.
Because moving air feels several degrees cooler, a fan lets you raise the thermostat, which is where the real money is saved.
Reverse the direction in winter to push warm ceiling air back down without adding heat.

Questions

How much does a ceiling fan cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $1.87 a month, assuming 60 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a ceiling fan use?: Roughly 86 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.06 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $15.69 a year.