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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in West Virginia (August 2026 rates)
At 16.31¢ per kilowatt-hour — West Virginia's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $6.78 a year. That is 10% less than the national average of $7.55. West Virginia's residential rate is up 4.4% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.50 to $6.78 a year.
- Per cycle
- 13.0¢
- Per day
- 1.9¢
- Per month
- 56.5¢
- Per year
- $6.78
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 West Virginia compares
West Virginia pays 16.31¢/kWh, the 25th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 77.0¢ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | 55.2¢ | $6.62 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | 55.5¢ | $6.66 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | 56.5¢ | $6.78 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | 56.6¢ | $6.79 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | 57.2¢ | $6.87 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.
What else costs about the same in West Virginia
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 West Virginia?
- About 56.5¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 16.31¢/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?
- West Virginia has the 25th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.55 a year.