Sauna running cost by state
Residential electricity rates for all 51 states and territories the EIA reports, as of August 2026, worked through to what a 6 kW sauna costs to run. The year column assumes 12 sessions a month at 1 hour each. The national average is 18.16 cents per kWh. A 6 kW sauna uses up to 6 kWh in a 1 hour session; the sauna kWh cost calculator works out the cost for any heater power, session length and state.
Every state, A to Z
Nevada is the cheapest at 12.72 cents per kWh and Hawaii the most expensive at 47.18, a difference of $298 a year on the same usage.
| State | Cents per kWh | Rank, cheapest first | 3 kW, 1 hour session | 4.5 kW, 1 hour session | 6 kW, 1 hour session | 8 kW, 1 hour session | 9 kW, 1 hour session | 6 kW, 12 sessions a month | 6 kW sauna per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.33 | 26 of 51 | $0.49 | $0.73 | $0.98 | $1.31 | $1.47 | $11.76 | $141 |
| Alaska | 29.41 | 47 of 51 | $0.88 | $1.32 | $1.76 | $2.35 | $2.65 | $21.18 | $254 |
| Arizona | 15.05 | 16 of 51 | $0.45 | $0.68 | $0.90 | $1.20 | $1.35 | $10.84 | $130 |
| Arkansas | 14.37 | 9 of 51 | $0.43 | $0.65 | $0.86 | $1.15 | $1.29 | $10.35 | $124 |
| California | 29.75 | 48 of 51 | $0.89 | $1.34 | $1.79 | $2.38 | $2.68 | $21.42 | $257 |
| Colorado | 17.17 | 30 of 51 | $0.52 | $0.77 | $1.03 | $1.37 | $1.55 | $12.36 | $148 |
| Connecticut | 24.51 | 41 of 51 | $0.74 | $1.10 | $1.47 | $1.96 | $2.21 | $17.65 | $212 |
| Delaware | 18.70 | 33 of 51 | $0.56 | $0.84 | $1.12 | $1.50 | $1.68 | $13.46 | $162 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98 | 43 of 51 | $0.78 | $1.17 | $1.56 | $2.08 | $2.34 | $18.71 | $224 |
| Florida | 14.99 | 15 of 51 | $0.45 | $0.67 | $0.90 | $1.20 | $1.35 | $10.79 | $130 |
| Georgia | 15.90 | 21 of 51 | $0.48 | $0.72 | $0.95 | $1.27 | $1.43 | $11.45 | $137 |
| Hawaii | 47.18 | 51 of 51 | $1.42 | $2.12 | $2.83 | $3.77 | $4.25 | $33.97 | $408 |
| Idaho | 13.37 | 5 of 51 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $0.80 | $1.07 | $1.20 | $9.63 | $116 |
| Illinois | 19.32 | 34 of 51 | $0.58 | $0.87 | $1.16 | $1.55 | $1.74 | $13.91 | $167 |
| Indiana | 17.02 | 28 of 51 | $0.51 | $0.77 | $1.02 | $1.36 | $1.53 | $12.25 | $147 |
| Iowa | 17.06 | 29 of 51 | $0.51 | $0.77 | $1.02 | $1.36 | $1.54 | $12.28 | $147 |
| Kansas | 15.47 | 18 of 51 | $0.46 | $0.70 | $0.93 | $1.24 | $1.39 | $11.14 | $134 |
| Kentucky | 13.80 | 8 of 51 | $0.41 | $0.62 | $0.83 | $1.10 | $1.24 | $9.94 | $119 |
| Louisiana | 12.87 | 2 of 51 | $0.39 | $0.58 | $0.77 | $1.03 | $1.16 | $9.27 | $111 |
| Maine | 32.11 | 50 of 51 | $0.96 | $1.44 | $1.93 | $2.57 | $2.89 | $23.12 | $277 |
| Maryland | 21.40 | 37 of 51 | $0.64 | $0.96 | $1.28 | $1.71 | $1.93 | $15.41 | $185 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48 | 49 of 51 | $0.91 | $1.37 | $1.83 | $2.44 | $2.74 | $21.95 | $263 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | 39 of 51 | $0.69 | $1.03 | $1.38 | $1.84 | $2.07 | $16.55 | $199 |
| Minnesota | 17.20 | 31 of 51 | $0.52 | $0.77 | $1.03 | $1.38 | $1.55 | $12.38 | $149 |
| Mississippi | 14.43 | 10 of 51 | $0.43 | $0.65 | $0.87 | $1.15 | $1.30 | $10.39 | $125 |
| Missouri | 16.02 | 24 of 51 | $0.48 | $0.72 | $0.96 | $1.28 | $1.44 | $11.53 | $138 |
| Montana | 15.57 | 19 of 51 | $0.47 | $0.70 | $0.93 | $1.25 | $1.40 | $11.21 | $135 |
| Nebraska | 13.54 | 7 of 51 | $0.41 | $0.61 | $0.81 | $1.08 | $1.22 | $9.75 | $117 |
| Nevada | 12.72 | 1 of 51 | $0.38 | $0.57 | $0.76 | $1.02 | $1.14 | $9.16 | $110 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64 | 44 of 51 | $0.83 | $1.24 | $1.66 | $2.21 | $2.49 | $19.90 | $239 |
| New Jersey | 24.61 | 42 of 51 | $0.74 | $1.11 | $1.48 | $1.97 | $2.21 | $17.72 | $213 |
| New Mexico | 16.51 | 27 of 51 | $0.50 | $0.74 | $0.99 | $1.32 | $1.49 | $11.89 | $143 |
| New York | 28.65 | 46 of 51 | $0.86 | $1.29 | $1.72 | $2.29 | $2.58 | $20.63 | $248 |
| North Carolina | 14.95 | 14 of 51 | $0.45 | $0.67 | $0.90 | $1.20 | $1.35 | $10.76 | $129 |
| North Dakota | 13.31 | 3 of 51 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $0.80 | $1.06 | $1.20 | $9.58 | $115 |
| Ohio | 19.38 | 35 of 51 | $0.58 | $0.87 | $1.16 | $1.55 | $1.74 | $13.95 | $167 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82 | 13 of 51 | $0.44 | $0.67 | $0.89 | $1.19 | $1.33 | $10.67 | $128 |
| Oregon | 15.92 | 23 of 51 | $0.48 | $0.72 | $0.96 | $1.27 | $1.43 | $11.46 | $138 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77 | 38 of 51 | $0.65 | $0.98 | $1.31 | $1.74 | $1.96 | $15.67 | $188 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18 | 45 of 51 | $0.85 | $1.27 | $1.69 | $2.25 | $2.54 | $20.29 | $243 |
| South Carolina | 15.76 | 20 of 51 | $0.47 | $0.71 | $0.95 | $1.26 | $1.42 | $11.35 | $136 |
| South Dakota | 15.15 | 17 of 51 | $0.45 | $0.68 | $0.91 | $1.21 | $1.36 | $10.91 | $131 |
| Tennessee | 13.42 | 6 of 51 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $0.81 | $1.07 | $1.21 | $9.66 | $116 |
| Texas | 15.91 | 22 of 51 | $0.48 | $0.72 | $0.95 | $1.27 | $1.43 | $11.46 | $137 |
| Utah | 13.31 | 4 of 51 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $0.80 | $1.06 | $1.20 | $9.58 | $115 |
| Vermont | 23.84 | 40 of 51 | $0.72 | $1.07 | $1.43 | $1.91 | $2.15 | $17.16 | $206 |
| Virginia | 17.64 | 32 of 51 | $0.53 | $0.79 | $1.06 | $1.41 | $1.59 | $12.70 | $152 |
| Washington | 14.63 | 12 of 51 | $0.44 | $0.66 | $0.88 | $1.17 | $1.32 | $10.53 | $126 |
| West Virginia | 16.31 | 25 of 51 | $0.49 | $0.73 | $0.98 | $1.30 | $1.47 | $11.74 | $141 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41 | 36 of 51 | $0.58 | $0.87 | $1.16 | $1.55 | $1.75 | $13.98 | $168 |
| Wyoming | 14.43 | 11 of 51 | $0.43 | $0.65 | $0.87 | $1.15 | $1.30 | $10.39 | $125 |
Prices and specifications verified November 2, 2026, and re-checked weekly after that. How these numbers are checked.
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