Cost to run · Hawaii · 52.7¢/kWh residential average

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

$320/yr · median certified model

Hawaii is the extreme case for U.S. electricity costs: 52.7¢/kWh, roughly 2.9× the national average. The median certified clothes dryer costs about $320 a year here — the same appliance would cost $111 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 $64 a year while the most power-hungry (Samsung WH46DBH1**E) costs $362 — a spread of $298 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median clothes dryer would cost $80 and $320 a year there.