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Cost to run a coffee maker in Hawaii (August 2026 rates)
At 47.18¢ per kilowatt-hour — Hawaii's average residential price in August 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $77.49 a year. That is 160% more than the national average of $29.83. Hawaii's residential rate is up 22.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $63.29 to $77.49 a year.
- Per hour
- 42.5¢
- Per day of use
- 21.2¢
- Per month
- $6.46
- Per year
- $77.49
Assumption: 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. Ten minutes of brewing plus 20 minutes on the warming plate. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Hawaii compares
Hawaii pays 47.18¢/kWh, the most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $47.67 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same coffee maker costs $20.89 a year in Nevada and $77.49 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $56.60 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $4.03 | $48.31 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $4.07 | $48.86 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $4.17 | $50.06 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | $4.40 | $52.74 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $6.46 | $77.49 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a coffee maker.
What else costs about the same in Hawaii
Cutting the number down
- The warming plate, not the brew, is where the hours go. Decanting into a thermal carafe removes it entirely.
- Single-serve pod machines heat less water per cup but idle at temperature; the two effects roughly cancel.
Questions
- How much does a coffee maker cost per month in Hawaii?
- About $6.46 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 47.18¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a coffee maker use?
- Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.90 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Hawaii has the most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $29.83 a year.