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Cost to run an electric oven in Massachusetts (August 2026 rates)
At 30.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Massachusetts's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric oven costs $101 a year. That is 68% more than the national average of $60.44.
- Per cycle
- 48.8¢
- Per day
- 27.8¢
- Per month
- $8.45
- Per year
- $101
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 Massachusetts compares
Massachusetts pays 30.48¢/kWh, the 3rd most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $41.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $8.16 | $97.88 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $8.25 | $99.01 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $8.45 | $101 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | $8.91 | $107 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $13.08 | $157 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric oven.
What else costs about the same in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts?
- About $8.45 a month, assuming 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week at 30.48¢/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?
- Massachusetts has the 3rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $60.44 a year.