Is electricity expensive in Virginia?

Virginia's residential average of 17.2¢/kWh is 6% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 30 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest air purifier to run in Virginia?

Among currently certified models, the Blueair 4612522000 costs the least at about $5.17 a year at Virginia rates (30 kWh/yr).

How does Virginia compare with other states?

The same median air purifier costs $19 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $78 in Hawaii (the priciest). Virginia sits at $25.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Virginia · 17.2¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run an air purifier in Virginia?

$25/yr · median certified model

Virginia's residential rate of 17.2¢/kWh tracks the national average (18.3¢) closely, so national cost figures translate almost directly: a median certified air purifier runs about $25 a year here.

In the national ranking, Virginia lands at 30 of 51 for what an air purifier costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Virginia rates the most efficient certified model (Blueair 4612522000) costs $5.17 a year while the most power-hungry (Fellowes Aeramax SV) costs $84 — a spread of $79 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median air purifier would cost $19 and $78 a year there.

Virginia

$25

US average

$27

Nevada

$19

Hawaii

$78

Median certified air purifier (148 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest air purifiers to run at Virginia rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 17.2¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in VA
1	Blueair 4612522000most efficient	30	$5.17
2	DREAME CVA10Bmost efficient	32	$5.51
3	AeroNova DH-JH01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
4	AeroNova MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
5	ALROCKET MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
6	AROEVE MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
7	BREEZOME MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
8	Greenlite G-Pure-7Wmost efficient	33	$5.68
9	KLOUDIC MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68
10	REEMKIZZ MK01Amost efficient	33	$5.68

Price any model at Virginia rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 7¢
Per month: $2.12
Per year: $25

148 kWh/yr × 17.2¢/kWh = $25/yr

Prefilled with the median certified air purifier (148 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run an air purifier in Virginia?: About $25 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified air purifier, at Virginia's average residential rate of 17.2¢/kWh — that's $2.12 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Virginia?: Virginia's residential average of 17.2¢/kWh is 6% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 30 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest air purifier to run in Virginia?: Among currently certified models, the Blueair 4612522000 costs the least at about $5.17 a year at Virginia rates (30 kWh/yr).
How does Virginia compare with other states?: The same median air purifier costs $19 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $78 in Hawaii (the priciest). Virginia sits at $25.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.