How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Rhode Island?

About 87.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 29.23¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?

Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Rhode Island has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.60 a year.

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Cost to run a vacuum cleaner in Rhode Island (June 2026 rates)

At 29.23¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in June 2026 — running a vacuum cleaner costs $10.52 a year. That is 59% more than the national average of $6.60. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 8.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $9.66 to $10.52 a year.

Per hour: 35.1¢
Per day of use: 10.5¢
Per month: 87.7¢
Per year: $10.52

Assumption: 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 36 kWh a year. An upright vacuum, roughly 20 minutes per session. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 29.23¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.92 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same vacuum cleaner costs $4.72 a year in Nevada and $18.98 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.26 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Hampshire	27.01¢	81.0¢	$9.72
Alaska	28.21¢	84.6¢	$10.16
Rhode Island	29.23¢	87.7¢	$10.52
New York	29.49¢	88.5¢	$10.62
Maine	29.59¢	88.8¢	$10.65

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

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Toaster$10.24 a year in RI Electric blanket$11.22 a year in RI Electric lawn mower$12.16 a year in RI

Cutting the number down

A full bag or clogged filter costs suction, not watts: the motor draws the same while doing less.

Questions

How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Rhode Island?: About 87.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 29.23¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?: Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Rhode Island has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.60 a year.