How much does a treadmill cost per month in South Dakota?

About $1.33 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.15¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a treadmill use?

Roughly 105 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.70 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

South Dakota has the 17th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $19.07 a year.

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Cost to run a treadmill in South Dakota (August 2026 rates)

At 15.15¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in August 2026 — running a treadmill costs $15.91 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $19.07. South Dakota's residential rate is up 9.0% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $14.59 to $15.91 a year.

Per hour: 10.6¢
Per day of use: 8.0¢
Per month: $1.33
Per year: $15.91

Assumption: 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 105 kWh a year. A residential motorized treadmill at a walking-to-jogging pace. Incline and heavier users push it higher. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How South Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.15¢/kWh, the 17th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.16 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same treadmill costs $13.36 a year in Nevada and $49.54 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $36.18 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Florida	14.99¢	$1.31	$15.74
Arizona	15.05¢	$1.32	$15.80
South Dakota	15.15¢	$1.33	$15.91
Kansas	15.47¢	$1.35	$16.24
Montana	15.57¢	$1.36	$16.35

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

Microwave$16.59 a year in SD Incandescent bulb$16.59 a year in SD Electric kettle$16.59 a year in SD

Cutting the number down

The console and its screen keep drawing when the belt is stopped. Unplugging between sessions removes a standby load.

Questions

How much does a treadmill cost per month in South Dakota?: About $1.33 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.15¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a treadmill use?: Roughly 105 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.70 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: South Dakota has the 17th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $19.07 a year.