How much does a hot tub cost per month in Rhode Island?

About $58.71 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 28.18¢/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?

Rhode Island has the 7th 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 Rhode Island (August 2026 rates)

At 28.18¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in August 2026 — running a hot tub costs $704 a year. That is 55% more than the national average of $454. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 6.2% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $663 to $704 a year.

Per day: $1.93
Per month: $58.71
Per year: $704

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 Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 28.18¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $250 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
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$54.13	$650
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$57.58	$691
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$58.71	$704
New York	28.65¢	$59.69	$716
Alaska	29.41¢	$61.27	$735

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

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Central air conditioner$663 a year in RI Heat pump$609 a year in RI Pool pump$487 a year in RI

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 Rhode Island?: About $58.71 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 28.18¢/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?: Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.