How much does a microwave cost per month in North Dakota?

About $1.29 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 15 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 14.12¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a microwave use?

Roughly 110 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Dakota has the 6th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $20.08 a year.

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Cost to run a microwave in North Dakota (June 2026 rates)

At 14.12¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Dakota's average residential price in June 2026 — running a microwave costs $15.46 a year. That is 23% less than the national average of $20.08. North Dakota's residential rate is up 3.0% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $15.01 to $15.46 a year.

Per hour: 16.9¢
Per day of use: 4.2¢
Per month: $1.29
Per year: $15.46

Assumption: 1,200 W, 15 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 110 kWh a year. Draw while cooking; the 1,100 W on the label is delivered power and the wall draw is a little higher. Assumes 15 minutes a day of actual use. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Dakota compares

North Dakota pays 14.12¢/kWh, the 6th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.62 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same microwave costs $14.36 a year in Nevada and $57.73 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $43.37 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Louisiana	13.49¢	$1.23	$14.77
Tennessee	14.07¢	$1.28	$15.41
North Dakota	14.12¢	$1.29	$15.46
Arkansas	14.12¢	$1.29	$15.46
Kentucky	14.26¢	$1.30	$15.61

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

What else costs about the same in North Dakota

Incandescent bulb$15.46 a year in ND Electric kettle$15.46 a year in ND Box fan$15.88 a year in ND

Cutting the number down

Reheating in a microwave is close to the cheapest way to put heat into food, because nearly all of it lands in the food rather than the air.
The clock display draws a couple of watts around the clock, which over a year is a meaningful share of a lightly used microwave's total.

Questions

How much does a microwave cost per month in North Dakota?: About $1.29 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 15 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 14.12¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a microwave use?: Roughly 110 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Dakota has the 6th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $20.08 a year.