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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Tennessee (June 2026 rates)
At 14.07¢ per kilowatt-hour — Tennessee's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $5.85 a year. That is 23% less than the national average of $7.63. Tennessee's residential rate is up 1.8% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.75 to $5.85 a year.
- Per cycle
- 11.3¢
- Per day
- 1.6¢
- Per month
- 48.8¢
- Per year
- $5.85
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 Tennessee compares
Tennessee pays 14.07¢/kWh, the 5th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.78 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 13.37¢ | 46.3¢ | $5.56 |
| Louisiana | 13.49¢ | 46.8¢ | $5.61 |
| Tennessee | 14.07¢ | 48.8¢ | $5.85 |
| North Dakota | 14.12¢ | 48.9¢ | $5.87 |
| Arkansas | 14.12¢ | 48.9¢ | $5.87 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.
What else costs about the same in Tennessee
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 Tennessee?
- About 48.8¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 14.07¢/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?
- Tennessee has the 5th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.63 a year.