Sauna running cost by state
Residential electricity rates for all 51 states and territories the EIA reports, as of May 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 18.44 cents per kWh.
Every state, A to Z
Idaho is the cheapest at 12.35 cents per kWh and Hawaii the dearest at 52.00, a difference of $342 a year on the same usage.
| State | Cents per kWh | 6 kW sauna per year |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.77 | $145 |
| Alaska | 28.23 | $244 |
| Arizona | 15.23 | $132 |
| Arkansas | 14.36 | $124 |
| California | 33.25 | $287 |
| Colorado | 16.16 | $140 |
| Connecticut | 27.37 | $236 |
| Delaware | 19.38 | $167 |
| District of Columbia | 25.40 | $219 |
| Florida | 15.17 | $131 |
| Georgia | 15.84 | $137 |
| Hawaii | 52.00 | $449 |
| Idaho | 12.35 | $107 |
| Illinois | 23.85 | $206 |
| Indiana | 18.15 | $157 |
| Iowa | 14.14 | $122 |
| Kansas | 15.13 | $131 |
| Kentucky | 14.98 | $129 |
| Louisiana | 14.15 | $122 |
| Maine | 28.63 | $247 |
| Maryland | 21.77 | $188 |
| Massachusetts | 28.82 | $249 |
| Michigan | 22.01 | $190 |
| Minnesota | 16.95 | $146 |
| Mississippi | 16.16 | $140 |
| Missouri | 13.68 | $118 |
| Montana | 14.67 | $127 |
| Nebraska | 13.59 | $117 |
| Nevada | 13.60 | $118 |
| New Hampshire | 27.33 | $236 |
| New Jersey | 23.27 | $201 |
| New Mexico | 14.12 | $122 |
| New York | 29.93 | $259 |
| North Carolina | 15.09 | $130 |
| North Dakota | 13.61 | $118 |
| Ohio | 19.52 | $169 |
| Oklahoma | 13.38 | $116 |
| Oregon | 16.27 | $141 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.55 | $186 |
| Rhode Island | 29.46 | $255 |
| South Carolina | 16.18 | $140 |
| South Dakota | 15.73 | $136 |
| Tennessee | 14.47 | $125 |
| Texas | 16.44 | $142 |
| Utah | 12.96 | $112 |
| Vermont | 24.89 | $215 |
| Virginia | 17.61 | $152 |
| Washington | 14.95 | $129 |
| West Virginia | 16.80 | $145 |
| Wisconsin | 19.74 | $171 |
| Wyoming | 14.80 | $128 |
Prices and specifications verified July 25, 2026, and re-checked weekly after that. How these numbers are checked.
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