How much does a hot tub cost per month in North Carolina?

About $31.15 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 14.95¢/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?

North Carolina has the 14th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.

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

At 14.95¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in August 2026 — running a hot tub costs $374 a year. That is 18% less than the national average of $454. North Carolina's residential rate is up 2.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $365 to $374 a year.

Per day: $1.02
Per month: $31.15
Per year: $374

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 North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 14.95¢/kWh, the 14th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $80.25 less 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
Washington	14.63¢	$30.48	$366
Oklahoma	14.82¢	$30.88	$370
North Carolina	14.95¢	$31.15	$374
Florida	14.99¢	$31.23	$375
Arizona	15.05¢	$31.35	$376

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Central air conditioner$352 a year in NC Heat pump$323 a year in NC Pool pump$258 a year in NC

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 North Carolina?: About $31.15 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 14.95¢/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?: North Carolina has the 14th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.