How much does an electric clothes dryer cost per month in North Dakota?

About $8.65 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 13.31¢/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?

North Dakota has the 3rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $142 a year.

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Cost to run an electric clothes dryer in North Dakota (August 2026 rates)

At 13.31¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Dakota's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric clothes dryer costs $104 a year. That is 27% less than the national average of $142. North Dakota's residential rate is up 2.6% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $101 to $104 a year.

Per cycle: 39.9¢
Per day: 28.4¢
Per month: $8.65
Per year: $104

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 North Dakota compares

North Dakota pays 13.31¢/kWh, the 3rd cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $37.83 less 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
Nevada	12.72¢	$8.27	$99.22
Louisiana	12.87¢	$8.37	$100
North Dakota	13.31¢	$8.65	$104
Utah	13.31¢	$8.65	$104
Idaho	13.37¢	$8.69	$104

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

What else costs about the same in North Dakota

Portable air conditioner$112 a year in ND Space heater$115 a year in ND Window air conditioner$92.00 a year in ND

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 North Dakota?: About $8.65 a month, assuming 3.00 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 13.31¢/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?: North Dakota has the 3rd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $142 a year.