Cost to run · Hawaii · 46.6¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a clothes dryer in Hawaii?

$283/yr · median certified model

Hawaii is the extreme case for U.S. electricity costs: 46.6¢/kWh, roughly 2.5× the national average. The median certified clothes dryer costs about $283 a year here — the same appliance would cost $114 at national-average rates. In this rate environment, the gap between an efficient and an inefficient clothes dryer is often larger than the appliance's purchase-price difference over its lifetime.

Only 0 jurisdictions cost more: Hawaii ranks 51 of 51 for running a clothes dryer. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Hawaii rates the most efficient certified model (Bosch WQB245AXUC) costs $57 a year while the most power-hungry (Samsung WH46DBH1**E) costs $320 — a spread of $263 every year. For reference, the national extremes are North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh); the same median clothes dryer would cost $75 and $283 a year there.