Sauna running cost by state
Residential electricity rates for all 51 states and territories the EIA reports, as of June 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 18.34 cents per kWh.
Every state, A to Z
Nevada is the cheapest at 13.11 cents per kWh and Hawaii the dearest at 52.72, a difference of $343 a year on the same usage.
| State | Cents per kWh | 6 kW sauna per year |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.40 | $142 |
| Alaska | 28.21 | $244 |
| Arizona | 15.18 | $131 |
| Arkansas | 14.12 | $122 |
| California | 34.74 | $300 |
| Colorado | 17.13 | $148 |
| Connecticut | 24.32 | $210 |
| Delaware | 19.29 | $167 |
| District of Columbia | 24.39 | $211 |
| Florida | 15.10 | $130 |
| Georgia | 16.36 | $141 |
| Hawaii | 52.72 | $456 |
| Idaho | 14.37 | $124 |
| Illinois | 19.89 | $172 |
| Indiana | 17.51 | $151 |
| Iowa | 15.93 | $138 |
| Kansas | 15.71 | $136 |
| Kentucky | 14.26 | $123 |
| Louisiana | 13.49 | $117 |
| Maine | 29.59 | $256 |
| Maryland | 21.84 | $189 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61 | $256 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | $199 |
| Minnesota | 17.52 | $151 |
| Mississippi | 14.88 | $129 |
| Missouri | 16.22 | $140 |
| Montana | 15.14 | $131 |
| Nebraska | 13.25 | $114 |
| Nevada | 13.11 | $113 |
| New Hampshire | 27.01 | $233 |
| New Jersey | 24.95 | $216 |
| New Mexico | 15.06 | $130 |
| New York | 29.49 | $255 |
| North Carolina | 14.74 | $127 |
| North Dakota | 14.12 | $122 |
| Ohio | 19.19 | $166 |
| Oklahoma | 14.33 | $124 |
| Oregon | 16.32 | $141 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.73 | $188 |
| Rhode Island | 29.23 | $253 |
| South Carolina | 15.55 | $134 |
| South Dakota | 15.36 | $133 |
| Tennessee | 14.07 | $122 |
| Texas | 15.94 | $138 |
| Utah | 13.37 | $116 |
| Vermont | 24.44 | $211 |
| Virginia | 17.22 | $149 |
| Washington | 14.91 | $129 |
| West Virginia | 15.45 | $133 |
| Wisconsin | 19.56 | $169 |
| Wyoming | 15.24 | $132 |
Prices and specifications verified September 9, 2026, and re-checked weekly after that. How these numbers are checked.
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