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Cost to run an electric oven in Pennsylvania (August 2026 rates)
At 21.77¢ per kilowatt-hour — Pennsylvania's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric oven costs $72.45 a year. That is 20% more than the national average of $60.44. Pennsylvania's residential rate is up 9.2% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $66.33 to $72.45 a year.
- Per cycle
- 34.8¢
- Per day
- 19.8¢
- Per month
- $6.04
- Per year
- $72.45
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 Pennsylvania compares
Pennsylvania pays 21.77¢/kWh, the 14th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $12.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | $5.38 | $64.60 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | $5.93 | $71.22 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | $6.04 | $72.45 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | $6.38 | $76.51 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | $6.61 | $79.34 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric oven.
What else costs about the same in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania?
- About $6.04 a month, assuming 1.60 kWh per cycle, 4 cycles a week at 21.77¢/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?
- Pennsylvania has the 14th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $60.44 a year.