How much does a pool pump cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $37.41 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?

Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $314 a year.

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Cost to run a pool pump in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a pool pump costs $449 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $314. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $401 to $449 a year.

Per hour: 31.2¢
Per day of use: $2.49
Per month: $37.41
Per year: $449

Assumption: 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 1,728 kWh a year. A single-speed 1.5 HP pump. Variable-speed pumps running longer at low speed use a fraction of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

Related calculators: see what running slower for longer saves.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.98¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $135 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $220 a year in Nevada and $815 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $595 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.51¢	$35.29	$424
New Jersey	24.61¢	$35.44	$425
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$37.41	$449
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$39.80	$478
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$40.58	$487

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

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Electric baseboard heater$351 a year in DC Heat pump$561 a year in DC Central air conditioner$611 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Pump power rises roughly with the cube of speed, so running at half speed for twice as long uses about a quarter of the energy.
Most pools are turned over more often than they need. Cutting an hour a day is free money all season.
A variable-speed pump is one of the few upgrades that routinely pays back within two seasons.

Questions

How much does a pool pump cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $37.41 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 25.98¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?: Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $314 a year.