How Much Does It Cost to Run an Electric Range?
Short answer: about $0.26 a day and $7.79 a month, or $0.52 for each hour it runs at full power, at the 2025 US average electricity rate. That is for a 3,000 W electric range running 1 hours a day with a 50% duty cycle. Change the state and hours below for your own number.
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Quick answer
Quick answer, US average (17.3 c/kWh)
About $7.79 a month
The same use costs $5.31 a month in North Dakota and $18.27 in Hawaii. This appliance runs on a 240 V circuit, so plug-in meters will not fit it; use a panel monitor or the utility's hourly data instead.
- Per hour
- $0.26
- with 50% cycling; $0.52 at full 3,000 W
- Per day
- $0.26
- 1 h, 1.50 kWh
- Per month
- $7.79
- 30 days
- Per year
- $94.72
- 365 days at the same use
Your state, your hours
Per hour
$0.26
Per day
$0.26
Per month
$7.79
Per year
$94.72
Electric Range at 3,000 W, 1 h a day, 30 days a month, 50% duty cycle: 45.0 kWh a month. Using the 2025 US average of 17.3 cents/kWh.
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What decides the cost of running an electric range
An electric range is several heaters under one top. A large radiant or coil burner is rated 2,500 to 3,000 W and a small one 1,200 to 1,500 W. The oven has a bake element of 2,000 to 3,500 W and a broil element of 3,000 to 4,000 W. Everything runs on a 240 V circuit, typically 40 or 50 A, which is why the range has that large plug or a hardwired connection. The default here is 3,000 W for one hour a day at a 50 percent duty cycle, about 1.5 kWh, roughly 26 cents a day at the national average rate.
The duty cycle is the thermostat at work. An oven heats at full power until it reaches the setpoint, which takes 10 to 15 minutes to reach 350 degrees, then cycles the element to hold it. Burners on medium or low settings click on and off in the same way. An hour of baking at 350 degrees typically uses about 1 to 1.5 kWh, and broiling, which runs the top element nearly nonstop, uses more.
Several habits push the number up. Opening the oven door lets out hot air the element has to replace. Holding the oven hot for 20 minutes before the food is ready wastes about half a kWh. Using a large burner under a small pot sends heat around the pot into the room. The self-clean cycle is the biggest single use. It holds the oven at around 900 degrees for 2 to 4 hours and uses several kWh, often 4 to 8, which is 69 cents to $1.38 a cycle.
For small meals, a countertop appliance usually wins. A microwave, air fryer or pressure cooker heats a much smaller space and often finishes faster. In summer every hour the oven runs also adds heat the air conditioner has to remove. If you are replacing a range, a built-in induction model gets more of its energy into the food than a radiant top, and convection ovens cook at a lower temperature or in less time.
Because a range runs on 240 V, a plug-in meter will not fit it. A whole-home energy monitor in the panel, or your utility's hourly usage data, shows its real use.
How to cut it
- Use a countertop appliance for small meals. An air fryer or microwave heats a fraction of the space.
- Preheat only as long as the recipe needs, and keep the oven door closed.
- Match the burner to the pan size and use lids.
- Run self-clean rarely, and right after baking while the oven is still hot.
Electric Range cost by state
Monthly cost for 3,000 W, 1 h a day, 50% duty cycle, 30 days, sorted cheapest to most expensive. Pick your state above to highlight it.
| Rank | State | Cents/kWh | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 11.81 | $5.31 |
| 2 | Idaho | 11.82 | $5.32 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 12.34 | $5.55 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 12.57 | $5.66 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 12.84 | $5.78 |
| 6 | Montana | 12.98 | $5.84 |
| 7 | Utah | 13.07 | $5.88 |
| 8 | Washington | 13.11 | $5.90 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13.12 | $5.90 |
| 10 | Nevada | 13.15 | $5.92 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 13.18 | $5.93 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 13.24 | $5.96 |
| 13 | South Dakota | 13.38 | $6.02 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 13.38 | $6.02 |
| 15 | Missouri | 13.49 | $6.07 |
| 16 | Iowa | 13.72 | $6.17 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 14.02 | $6.31 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 14.03 | $6.31 |
| 19 | Kansas | 14.56 | $6.55 |
| 20 | Georgia | 14.73 | $6.63 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 14.96 | $6.73 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 15.08 | $6.79 |
| 23 | Florida | 15.24 | $6.86 |
| 24 | Virginia | 15.28 | $6.88 |
| 25 | Arizona | 15.32 | $6.89 |
| 26 | Oregon | 15.37 | $6.92 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 15.41 | $6.93 |
| 28 | Texas | 15.47 | $6.96 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 15.82 | $7.12 |
| 30 | Colorado | 15.85 | $7.13 |
| 31 | Alabama | 16.10 | $7.25 |
| 32 | Indiana | 16.23 | $7.30 |
| 33 | Ohio | 16.96 | $7.63 |
| 34 | Delaware | 17.13 | $7.71 |
| 35 | Illinois | 17.69 | $7.96 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 18.16 | $8.17 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | 19.30 | $8.68 |
| 38 | Maryland | 19.48 | $8.77 |
| 39 | Michigan | 20.01 | $9.00 |
| 40 | District of Columbia | 21.94 | $9.87 |
| 41 | New Jersey | 22.63 | $10.18 |
| 42 | Vermont | 22.92 | $10.31 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 24.56 | $11.05 |
| 44 | Alaska | 26.09 | $11.74 |
| 45 | New York | 26.39 | $11.88 |
| 46 | Maine | 27.78 | $12.50 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 29.38 | $13.22 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 29.46 | $13.26 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 30.48 | $13.72 |
| 50 | California | 32.54 | $14.64 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 40.59 | $18.27 |
Rates: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, annual average residential price, 2025 (eia.gov). Full list on the electricity rates by state page.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to run an electric oven per hour?+
About 26 cents an hour on average, at a 50 percent duty cycle. A 3,000 W element uses 3 kWh per hour of on time, and 3 x 0.5 x $0.173 is $0.26. Running flat out, such as while preheating or broiling, it is about 52 cents an hour.
How much does it cost to run an electric range per month?+
About $7.80 a month on the default of one hour of cooking a day: 3 kW x 1 hour x 0.5 = 1.5 kWh a day, 45 kWh a month, and 45 x $0.173 is $7.79. Over a year that is about 548 kWh, roughly $95.
How many watts does an electric stove use?+
About 1,200 to 3,000 W per burner, 2,000 to 3,500 W for the bake element and 3,000 to 4,000 W for the broil element. With several burners and the oven on at once, a range can draw 8,000 to 12,000 W.
How much does it cost to preheat an electric oven?+
About 6 to 9 cents. Preheating to 350 degrees takes 10 to 15 minutes at about 2,000 to 3,000 W, which is roughly 0.35 to 0.5 kWh, and at $0.173 per kWh that is 6 to 9 cents.
How much does it cost to run an oven for 2 hours?+
About 52 cents for 2 hours of baking: 3 kW x 2 hours x 0.5 duty = 3 kWh, and 3 x $0.173 is $0.52. A smaller 2,500 W bake element costs about 43 cents for the same time.
How much does the self-clean cycle cost?+
About 69 cents to $1.38. Self-clean holds the oven near 900 degrees for 2 to 4 hours and uses roughly 4 to 8 kWh, depending on the oven and the cycle length.
Does an electric range use a lot of electricity?+
It draws a lot while on, but most homes only cook an hour or so a day. On the default it uses about 548 kWh a year, about 5 percent of the roughly 10,000 to 11,000 kWh a year EIA reports for an average US home.
Is a gas or electric stove cheaper to run?+
It depends on your rates, but gas is often cheaper per meal. Gas burners waste more heat, but gas usually costs less per unit of energy. An electric range on the default costs about $95 a year at the national average; in a high electric rate state it can be double that.
Is an air fryer cheaper than an oven?+
Yes, for small batches. On this site's defaults, an air fryer at 1,500 W for 24 minutes at a 70 percent duty cycle uses about 0.42 kWh, about 7 cents, while an hour in the oven uses 1.5 kWh, about 26 cents.
Can a generator run an electric stove?+
Only a 240 V generator connected through a transfer switch or interlock, and one burner alone needs 2,500 to 3,000 W. Running the oven plus burners can take 8,000 W or more, so most backup plans use a countertop cooker instead. See the generator sizer.
Marcus Reed
Founder and Editor, CrunchYourDollars
Marcus Reed builds the sizing tools on CrunchYourDollars. He is a software engineer with a long-running PC hardware and power supply habit, which is where the watts, watt-hours and surge math on this site comes from. Product specs are pulled from manufacturer data sheets, electricity rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and water chemistry rules from the Water Quality Association. He is not a licensed electrician or plumber: the tools show the math and the matching models so you can make the call, and anything involving your electrical panel should be checked by a licensed pro.
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