How much does a coffee maker cost per month in Rhode Island?

About $4.00 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 29.23¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a coffee maker use?

Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.90 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Rhode Island has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.

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Cost to run a coffee maker in Rhode Island (June 2026 rates)

At 29.23¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in June 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $48.01 a year. That is 59% more than the national average of $30.12. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 8.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $44.08 to $48.01 a year.

Per hour: 26.3¢
Per day of use: 13.2¢
Per month: $4.00
Per year: $48.01

Assumption: 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 164 kWh a year. Ten minutes of brewing plus 20 minutes on the warming plate. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 29.23¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $17.89 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same coffee maker costs $21.53 a year in Nevada and $86.59 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $65.06 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Hampshire	27.01¢	$3.70	$44.36
Alaska	28.21¢	$3.86	$46.33
Rhode Island	29.23¢	$4.00	$48.01
New York	29.49¢	$4.04	$48.44
Maine	29.59¢	$4.05	$48.60

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

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

55-inch led tv$48.01 a year in RI Washing machine$38.00 a year in RI Air fryer$36.83 a year in RI

Cutting the number down

The warming plate, not the brew, is where the hours go. Decanting into a thermal carafe removes it entirely.
Single-serve pod machines heat less water per cup but idle at temperature; the two effects roughly cancel.

Questions

How much does a coffee maker cost per month in Rhode Island?: About $4.00 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 29.23¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a coffee maker use?: Roughly 164 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.90 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Rhode Island has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.