Data through June 2026
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Electric Blanket running cost calculator
These are estimates, not certified measurements.
Typical manufacturer-rated draw for queen-size dual-control blankets.
An electric blanket warming one bed all night costs a fraction of what a space heater needs to warm the whole room — often the single cheapest comfort upgrade in a cold house.
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Estimate — watts × hours × your rate
- Per day
- 15¢
- Per month
- $4.46
- Per year
- $54
100 W × 8 h/day × 365 ÷ 1,000 = 292 kWh/yr × 18.3¢ = $54/yr
A full night's sleep.
Typical wattages
| Setting | Watts |
|---|---|
| Low (~60 W) | 60 |
| Medium (~100 W) | 100 |
| High (~180 W) | 180 |
Estimated annual cost by state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | Est. $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.4¢ | $48 | |
| Alaska | 28.2¢ | $82 | |
| Arizona | 15.2¢ | $44 | |
| Arkansas | 14.1¢ | $41 | |
| California | 34.7¢ | $101 | |
| Colorado | 17.1¢ | $50 | |
| Connecticut | 24.3¢ | $71 | |
| Delaware | 19.3¢ | $56 | |
| District of Columbia | 24.4¢ | $71 | |
| Florida | 15.1¢ | $44 | |
| Georgia | 16.4¢ | $48 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 52.7¢ | $154 | |
| Idaho | 14.4¢ | $42 | |
| Illinois | 19.9¢ | $58 | |
| Indiana | 17.5¢ | $51 | |
| Iowa | 15.9¢ | $47 | |
| Kansas | 15.7¢ | $46 | |
| Kentucky | 14.3¢ | $42 | |
| Louisiana | 13.5¢ | $39 | |
| Maine | 29.6¢ | $86 | |
| Maryland | 21.8¢ | $64 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.6¢ | $86 | |
| Michigan | 23.0¢ | $67 | |
| Minnesota | 17.5¢ | $51 | |
| Mississippi | 14.9¢ | $43 | |
| Missouri | 16.2¢ | $47 | |
| Montana | 15.1¢ | $44 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $39 | |
| Nevadacheapest | 13.1¢ | $38 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.0¢ | $79 | |
| New Jersey | 24.9¢ | $73 | |
| New Mexico | 15.1¢ | $44 | |
| New York | 29.5¢ | $86 | |
| North Carolina | 14.7¢ | $43 | |
| North Dakota | 14.1¢ | $41 | |
| Ohio | 19.2¢ | $56 | |
| Oklahoma | 14.3¢ | $42 | |
| Oregon | 16.3¢ | $48 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.7¢ | $63 | |
| Rhode Island | 29.2¢ | $85 | |
| South Carolina | 15.6¢ | $45 | |
| South Dakota | 15.4¢ | $45 | |
| Tennessee | 14.1¢ | $41 | |
| Texas | 15.9¢ | $47 | |
| Utah | 13.4¢ | $39 | |
| Vermont | 24.4¢ | $71 | |
| Virginia | 17.2¢ | $50 | |
| Washington | 14.9¢ | $44 | |
| West Virginia | 15.4¢ | $45 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.6¢ | $57 | |
| Wyoming | 15.2¢ | $45 |
Questions, answered with the data
- How much does an electric blanket cost per hour?
- At a typical 100 W draw and the U.S. average rate of 18.3¢/kWh, about 1.8¢ an hour. That ranges from 1.3¢ in Nevada to 5.3¢ in Hawaii.
- What does 8 hours a day add up to?
- 100 W × 8 h/day comes to about $4.46 a month ($54 a year) at the U.S. average rate. A full night's sleep.
- Why is this an estimate instead of certified data?
- Typical manufacturer-rated draw for queen-size dual-control blankets.