How much does an electric pressure cooker cost per month in South Dakota?

About 53.8¢ a month, assuming 1,000 W at a 35% duty cycle, 1 hours a day, 120 days a year at 15.36¢/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?

South Dakota has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.70 a year.

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Cost to run an electric pressure cooker in South Dakota (June 2026 rates)

At 15.36¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric pressure cooker costs $6.45 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $7.70. South Dakota's residential rate is up 8.0% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.97 to $6.45 a year.

Per hour: 5.4¢
Per day of use: 5.4¢
Per month: 53.8¢
Per year: $6.45

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 South Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.36¢/kWh, the 19th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.25 less 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
Arizona	15.18¢	53.1¢	$6.38
Wyoming	15.24¢	53.3¢	$6.40
South Dakota	15.36¢	53.8¢	$6.45
West Virginia	15.45¢	54.1¢	$6.49
South Carolina	15.55¢	54.4¢	$6.53

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Rice cooker$6.45 a year in SD Electric lawn mower$6.39 a year in SD Security camera$6.73 a year in SD

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 South Dakota?: About 53.8¢ a month, assuming 1,000 W at a 35% duty cycle, 1 hours a day, 120 days a year at 15.36¢/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?: South Dakota has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.70 a year.