How much does an electric oven cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $7.21 a month, assuming 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week at 25.98¢/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?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $60.44 a year.

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Cost to run an electric oven in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric oven costs $86.46 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $60.44. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $77.14 to $86.46 a year.

Per cycle: 41.6¢
Per day: 23.7¢
Per month: $7.21
Per year: $86.46

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 District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.98¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $26.02 more 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
Connecticut	24.51¢	$6.80	$81.57
New Jersey	24.61¢	$6.83	$81.90
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$7.21	$86.46
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$7.67	$91.99
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$7.82	$93.78

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Dishwasher$81.06 a year in DC Chest freezer$77.94 a year in DC Refrigerator$104 a year in DC

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 District of Columbia?: About $7.21 a month, assuming 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week at 25.98¢/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?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $60.44 a year.