How much does an electric blanket cost per month in District of Columbia?

About 78.0¢ a month, assuming 80 W at a 50% duty cycle, 8 hours a day, 120 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an electric blanket use?

Roughly 38 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.04 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.04 a year.

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Cost to run an electric blanket in District of Columbia (June 2026 rates)

At 24.39¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric blanket costs $9.37 a year. That is 33% more than the national average of $7.04. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 7.4% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $8.72 to $9.37 a year.

Per hour: 1.0¢
Per day of use: 7.8¢
Per month: 78.0¢
Per year: $9.37

Assumption: 80 W at a 50% duty cycle, 8 hours a day, 120 days a year — 38 kWh a year. Queen-size, medium setting, thermostatic. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 24.39¢/kWh, the 11th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.32 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric blanket costs $5.03 a year in Nevada and $20.24 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $15.21 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Michigan	22.99¢	73.6¢	$8.83
Connecticut	24.32¢	77.8¢	$9.34
District of Columbia	24.39¢	78.0¢	$9.37
Vermont	24.44¢	78.2¢	$9.38
New Jersey	24.95¢	79.8¢	$9.58

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric blanket.

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Vacuum cleaner$8.78 a year in DC Electric lawn mower$10.15 a year in DC Toaster$8.55 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Heating the bed instead of the bedroom is one of the best ratios of comfort to kilowatt-hours in the house.
Preheating for 15 minutes and switching off at bedtime captures most of the benefit for a fraction of the runtime.

Questions

How much does an electric blanket cost per month in District of Columbia?: About 78.0¢ a month, assuming 80 W at a 50% duty cycle, 8 hours a day, 120 days a year at 24.39¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an electric blanket use?: Roughly 38 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.04 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 11th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.04 a year.