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Cost to run an electric oven in Alabama (August 2026 rates)
At 16.33¢ per kilowatt-hour — Alabama's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric oven costs $54.35 a year. That is 10% less than the national average of $60.44.
- Per cycle
- 26.1¢
- Per day
- 14.9¢
- Per month
- $4.53
- Per year
- $54.35
Assumption: 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week — 333 kWh a year. About an hour of baking at 350 F, including preheat. The element cycles rather than drawing its full 2,400 W continuously. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Alabama compares
Alabama pays 16.33¢/kWh, the 26th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $6.09 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric oven costs $42.33 a year in Nevada and $157 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $115 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | $4.44 | $53.31 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | $4.52 | $54.28 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | $4.53 | $54.35 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | $4.58 | $54.95 |
| Indiana | 17.02¢ | $4.72 | $56.64 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric oven.
What else costs about the same in Alabama
Cutting the number down
- For anything under an hour, a countertop oven or air fryer heats a far smaller cavity and usually wins outright.
- Most recipes do not need a full preheat; reaching temperature with the food inside costs less than an empty preheat.
- Self-clean runs the element flat out for hours and is the most expensive cycle the appliance offers.
Questions
- How much does an electric oven cost per month in Alabama?
- About $4.53 a month, assuming 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week at 16.33¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an electric oven use?
- Roughly 333 kWh a year under these assumptions.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Alabama has the 26th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $60.44 a year.