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Cost to run a 3D printer in New Hampshire (June 2026 rates)
At 27.01¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Hampshire's average residential price in June 2026 — running a 3D printer costs $17.50 a year. That is 47% more than the national average of $11.88. New Hampshire's residential rate is up 14.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $15.23 to $17.50 a year.
- Per hour
- 1.9¢
- Per day of use
- 11.7¢
- Per month
- $1.46
- Per year
- $17.50
Assumption: 120 W at a 60% duty cycle, 6 hours a day, 150 days a year — 65 kWh a year. A consumer FDM printer mid-print. The heated bed dominates the draw, and an enclosure lowers the duty cycle by holding heat in. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How New Hampshire compares
New Hampshire pays 27.01¢/kWh, the 8th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $5.62 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same 3D printer costs $8.50 a year in Nevada and $34.16 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $25.67 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 24.44¢ | $1.32 | $15.84 |
| New Jersey | 24.95¢ | $1.35 | $16.17 |
| New Hampshire | 27.01¢ | $1.46 | $17.50 |
| Alaska | 28.21¢ | $1.52 | $18.28 |
| Rhode Island | 29.23¢ | $1.58 | $18.94 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a 3D printer.
What else costs about the same in New Hampshire
Cutting the number down
- The heated bed, not the hotend, is the load. Lowering bed temperature after the first layers cuts the average draw.
- Long prints are cheap per hour but numerous: a week of continuous printing is a real line item.
Questions
- How much does a 3D printer cost per month in New Hampshire?
- About $1.46 a month, assuming 120 W at a 60% duty cycle, 6 hours a day, 150 days a year at 27.01¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a 3D printer use?
- Roughly 65 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.07 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- New Hampshire has the 8th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $11.88 a year.