Is electricity expensive in Minnesota?

Minnesota's residential average of 17.5¢/kWh is 4% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 32 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest clothes washer to run in Minnesota?

Among currently certified models, the Hisense WF5S2845BB costs the least at about $6.83 a year at Minnesota rates (39 kWh/yr).

How does Minnesota compare with other states?

The same median clothes washer costs $14 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $58 in Hawaii (the priciest). Minnesota sits at $19.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Minnesota · 17.5¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a clothes washer in Minnesota?

$19/yr · median certified model

Minnesota's residential rate of 17.5¢/kWh tracks the national average (18.3¢) closely, so national cost figures translate almost directly: a median certified clothes washer runs about $19 a year here.

In the national ranking, Minnesota lands at 32 of 51 for what a clothes washer costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Minnesota rates the most efficient certified model (Hisense WF5S2845BB) costs $6.83 a year while the most power-hungry (Maytag MVWB965H) costs $54 — a spread of $48 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median clothes washer would cost $14 and $58 a year there.

Minnesota

$19

US average

$20

Nevada

$14

Hawaii

$58

Median certified clothes washer (110 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest clothes washers to run at Minnesota rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 17.5¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in MN
1	Hisense WF5S2845BB	39	$6.83
2	Hisense WF5S2845BT	39	$6.83
3	Hisense WF5S2845BW	39	$6.83
4	Premium Levella PWMF280HB	39	$6.83
5	Premium Levella PWMF280HT	39	$6.83
6	Premium Levella PWMF280HW	39	$6.83
7	Premium Levella PWMF286HS	39	$6.83
8	Premium Levella PWMF287HB	39	$6.83
9	Electrolux ELFW7337	50	$8.76
10	Electrolux ELTE7300	50	$8.76

Price any model at Minnesota rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 5¢
Per month: $1.61
Per year: $19

110 kWh/yr × 17.5¢/kWh = $19/yr

Prefilled with the median certified clothes washer (110 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 a clothes washer in Minnesota?: About $19 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified clothes washer, at Minnesota's average residential rate of 17.5¢/kWh — that's $1.61 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Minnesota?: Minnesota's residential average of 17.5¢/kWh is 4% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 32 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest clothes washer to run in Minnesota?: Among currently certified models, the Hisense WF5S2845BB costs the least at about $6.83 a year at Minnesota rates (39 kWh/yr).
How does Minnesota compare with other states?: The same median clothes washer costs $14 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $58 in Hawaii (the priciest). Minnesota sits at $19.

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