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

About $18.62 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th 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 York (August 2026 rates)

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric clothes dryer costs $223 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $142. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $208 to $223 a year.

Per cycle: 85.9¢
Per day: 61.2¢
Per month: $18.62
Per year: $223

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 York compares

New York pays 28.65¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $81.82 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 Hampshire	27.64¢	$17.97	$216
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$18.32	$220
New York	28.65¢	$18.62	$223
Alaska	29.41¢	$19.12	$229
California	29.75¢	$19.34	$232

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 York

Portable air conditioner$242 a year in NY Space heater$248 a year in NY Window air conditioner$198 a year in NY

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 York?: About $18.62 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $142 a year.