How much does a heat pump cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $46.76 a month, assuming 2,400 W at a 60% duty cycle, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a heat pump use?

Roughly 2,160 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.44 kWh for every hour it runs.

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 $392 a year.

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Cost to run a heat pump in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a heat pump costs $561 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $392. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $501 to $561 a year.

Per hour: 37.4¢
Per day of use: $3.74
Per month: $46.76
Per year: $561

Assumption: 2,400 W at a 60% duty cycle, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year — 2,160 kWh a year. A mid-size ducted heat pump in heating mode. It moves heat rather than making it, delivering two to four units of heat per unit of electricity until the outdoor temperature drops far enough to trigger backup resistance strips. 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 $169 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same heat pump costs $275 a year in Nevada and $1,019 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $744 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.51¢	$44.12	$529
New Jersey	24.61¢	$44.30	$532
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$46.76	$561
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$49.75	$597
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$50.72	$609

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a heat pump.

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Central air conditioner$611 a year in DC Hot tub$650 a year in DC Pool pump$449 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Auxiliary resistance heat is the expensive mode. Big thermostat setbacks trigger it on recovery, so a steady setting usually beats aggressive setbacks.
Cold-climate models hold useful capacity well below freezing; older units fall back to strips much sooner.
Keeping the outdoor coil clear of snow, leaves and shrubs protects the efficiency you paid for.

Questions

How much does a heat pump cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $46.76 a month, assuming 2,400 W at a 60% duty cycle, 10 hours a day, 150 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a heat pump use?: Roughly 2,160 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.44 kWh for every hour it runs.
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 $392 a year.