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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Connecticut (June 2026 rates)
At 24.32¢ per kilowatt-hour — Connecticut's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $10.12 a year. That is 33% more than the national average of $7.63. Connecticut's residential rate is down 10.6% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $11.31 to $10.12 a year.
- Per cycle
- 19.5¢
- Per day
- 2.8¢
- Per month
- 84.3¢
- Per year
- $10.12
Assumption: 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week — 42 kWh a year. One mow of a typical suburban lawn, battery or corded. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Connecticut compares
Connecticut pays 24.32¢/kWh, the 12th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.49 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric lawn mower costs $5.45 a year in Nevada and $21.93 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $16.48 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 21.84¢ | 75.7¢ | $9.09 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | 79.7¢ | $9.56 |
| Connecticut | 24.32¢ | 84.3¢ | $10.12 |
| District of Columbia | 24.39¢ | 84.6¢ | $10.15 |
| Vermont | 24.44¢ | 84.7¢ | $10.17 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.
What else costs about the same in Connecticut
Cutting the number down
- A season of mowing costs less than a single tank of gasoline, which is the real argument for the switch.
- A sharp blade cuts the load on the motor and the runtime for the same lawn.
Questions
- How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Connecticut?
- About 84.3¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 24.32¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?
- Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Connecticut has the 12th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $7.63 a year.