How much does a clothes iron cost per month in Pennsylvania?

About 29.9¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 21.73¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?

Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Pennsylvania has the 15th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.03 a year.

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Cost to run a clothes iron in Pennsylvania (June 2026 rates)

At 21.73¢ per kilowatt-hour — Pennsylvania's average residential price in June 2026 — running a clothes iron costs $3.59 a year. That is 18% more than the national average of $3.03. Pennsylvania's residential rate is up 10.4% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $3.25 to $3.59 a year.

Per hour: 12.0¢
Per day of use: 3.6¢
Per month: 29.9¢
Per year: $3.59

Assumption: 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 16 kWh a year. Thermostatic, so it cycles rather than drawing continuously. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Pennsylvania compares

Pennsylvania pays 21.73¢/kWh, the 15th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 55.9¢ more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same clothes iron costs $2.16 a year in Nevada and $8.70 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $6.54 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Wisconsin	19.56¢	26.9¢	$3.23
Illinois	19.89¢	27.3¢	$3.28
Pennsylvania	21.73¢	29.9¢	$3.59
Maryland	21.84¢	30.0¢	$3.60
Michigan	22.99¢	31.6¢	$3.79

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a clothes iron.

What else costs about the same in Pennsylvania

Led bulb$3.57 a year in PA String of christmas lights$1.47 a year in PA Smart speaker$5.71 a year in PA

Cutting the number down

Ironing a batch on one heat-up costs far less than heating the plate from cold for each shirt.

Questions

How much does a clothes iron cost per month in Pennsylvania?: About 29.9¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 21.73¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?: Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Pennsylvania has the 15th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.03 a year.