How much does an electric clothes dryer cost per month in New Hampshire?

About $17.97 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 27.64¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an electric clothes dryer use?

Roughly 780 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New Hampshire has the 8th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $142 a year.

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Cost to run an electric clothes dryer in New Hampshire (August 2026 rates)

At 27.64¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Hampshire's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric clothes dryer costs $216 a year. That is 52% more than the national average of $142. New Hampshire's residential rate is up 13.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $191 to $216 a year.

Per cycle: 82.9¢
Per day: 59.1¢
Per month: $17.97
Per year: $216

Assumption: 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week — 780 kWh a year. A standard vented electric dryer. Heat-pump dryers use roughly half this per load. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How New Hampshire compares

New Hampshire pays 27.64¢/kWh, the 8th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $73.94 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric clothes dryer costs $99.22 a year in Nevada and $368 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $269 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Jersey	24.61¢	$16.00	$192
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$16.89	$203
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$17.97	$216
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$18.32	$220
New York	28.65¢	$18.62	$223

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric clothes dryer.

What else costs about the same in New Hampshire

Portable air conditioner$234 a year in NH Space heater$239 a year in NH Window air conditioner$191 a year in NH

Cutting the number down

The spin speed of the washer sets the dryer's workload. A faster final spin removes water mechanically instead of thermally, which is far cheaper.
A blocked lint screen or crushed vent hose makes every load run longer at full heat.
Back-to-back loads reuse a drum that is already hot.

Questions

How much does an electric clothes dryer cost per month in New Hampshire?: About $17.97 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 27.64¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an electric clothes dryer use?: Roughly 780 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New Hampshire has the 8th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $142 a year.