How much does a coffee maker cost per month in South Dakota?

About $2.10 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.36¢/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?

South Dakota has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.

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Cost to run a coffee maker in South Dakota (June 2026 rates)

At 15.36¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Dakota's average residential price in June 2026 — running a coffee maker costs $25.23 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $30.12. South Dakota's residential rate is up 8.0% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $23.36 to $25.23 a year.

Per hour: 13.8¢
Per day of use: 6.9¢
Per month: $2.10
Per year: $25.23

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 South Dakota compares

South Dakota pays 15.36¢/kWh, the 19th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.89 less 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
Arizona	15.18¢	$2.08	$24.93
Wyoming	15.24¢	$2.09	$25.03
South Dakota	15.36¢	$2.10	$25.23
West Virginia	15.45¢	$2.11	$25.38
South Carolina	15.55¢	$2.13	$25.54

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

What else costs about the same in South Dakota

55-inch led tv$25.23 a year in SD Washing machine$19.97 a year in SD Air fryer$19.35 a year in SD

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 South Dakota?: About $2.10 a month, assuming 900 W, 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.36¢/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?: South Dakota has the 19th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $30.12 a year.