How much does an electric pressure cooker cost per month in New York?

About $1.03 a month, assuming 1,000 W at a 35% duty cycle, 1 hours a day, 120 days a year at 29.49¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an electric pressure cooker use?

Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.35 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.70 a year.

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Cost to run an electric pressure cooker in New York (June 2026 rates)

At 29.49¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric pressure cooker costs $12.39 a year. That is 61% more than the national average of $7.70. New York's residential rate is up 11.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.15 to $12.39 a year.

Per hour: 10.3¢
Per day of use: 10.3¢
Per month: $1.03
Per year: $12.39

Assumption: 1,000 W at a 35% duty cycle, 1 hours a day, 120 days a year — 42 kWh a year. The element runs flat out to reach pressure, then barely at all to hold it, which is why the effective duty cycle is low. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How New York compares

New York pays 29.49¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.68 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric pressure cooker costs $5.51 a year in Nevada and $22.14 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $16.64 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Alaska	28.21¢	98.7¢	$11.85
Rhode Island	29.23¢	$1.02	$12.28
New York	29.49¢	$1.03	$12.39
Maine	29.59¢	$1.04	$12.43
Massachusetts	29.61¢	$1.04	$12.44

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric pressure cooker.

What else costs about the same in New York

Rice cooker$12.39 a year in NY Electric lawn mower$12.27 a year in NY Security camera$12.92 a year in NY

Cutting the number down

Pressure cooking is usually the cheapest way to cook beans, stock and tough cuts, because the cook time collapses.
Natural release costs nothing; quick release wastes the heat you paid to put in.

Questions

How much does an electric pressure cooker cost per month in New York?: About $1.03 a month, assuming 1,000 W at a 35% duty cycle, 1 hours a day, 120 days a year at 29.49¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an electric pressure cooker use?: Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.35 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.70 a year.