How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Virginia?

About 61.2¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 17.64¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?

Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Virginia has the 20th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.55 a year.

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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Virginia (August 2026 rates)

At 17.64¢ per kilowatt-hour — Virginia's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $7.34 a year. That is 3% less than the national average of $7.55. Virginia's residential rate is up 11.3% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.59 to $7.34 a year.

Per cycle: 14.1¢
Per day: 2.0¢
Per month: 61.2¢
Per year: $7.34

Assumption: 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week — 42 kWh a year. One mow of a typical suburban lawn, battery or corded. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Virginia compares

Virginia pays 17.64¢/kWh, the 20th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 21.6¢ less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric lawn mower costs $5.29 a year in Nevada and $19.63 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.34 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Colorado	17.17¢	59.5¢	$7.14
Minnesota	17.20¢	59.6¢	$7.16
Virginia	17.64¢	61.2¢	$7.34
Delaware	18.70¢	64.8¢	$7.78
Illinois	19.32¢	67.0¢	$8.04

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

What else costs about the same in Virginia

Rice cooker$7.41 a year in VA Electric pressure cooker$7.41 a year in VA Security camera$7.73 a year in VA

Cutting the number down

A season of mowing costs less than a single tank of gasoline, which is the real argument for the switch.
A sharp blade cuts the load on the motor and the runtime for the same lawn.

Questions

How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Virginia?: About 61.2¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 17.64¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?: Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Virginia has the 20th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.55 a year.