How much does a hot tub cost per month in Delaware?

About $38.96 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 18.70¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a hot tub use?

Roughly 2,500 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.

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Cost to run a hot tub in Delaware (August 2026 rates)

At 18.70¢ per kilowatt-hour — Delaware's average residential price in August 2026 — running a hot tub costs $468 a year. That is 3% more than the national average of $454. Delaware's residential rate is up 11.0% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $421 to $468 a year.

Per day: $1.28
Per month: $38.96
Per year: $468

Assumption: 2,500 kWh a year. A well-insulated 400-gallon tub held at 100 F year-round in a moderate climate. A poorly insulated tub in a cold climate can double this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Delaware compares

Delaware pays 18.70¢/kWh, the 19th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $13.50 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same hot tub costs $318 a year in Nevada and $1,180 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $862 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Minnesota	17.20¢	$35.83	$430
Virginia	17.64¢	$36.75	$441
Delaware	18.70¢	$38.96	$468
Illinois	19.32¢	$40.25	$483
Ohio	19.38¢	$40.38	$484

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

What else costs about the same in Delaware

Central air conditioner$440 a year in DE Heat pump$404 a year in DE Pool pump$323 a year in DE

Cutting the number down

A good cover is the whole ballgame. Most of the energy replaces heat lost from the surface, not heat delivered to people.
Holding temperature usually beats cooling down and reheating, because reheating a large mass of water is expensive.
A waterlogged cover has lost its insulation value and quietly doubles the standing loss.

Questions

How much does a hot tub cost per month in Delaware?: About $38.96 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 18.70¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a hot tub use?: Roughly 2,500 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Delaware has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.