How much does a pool pump cost per month in North Carolina?

About $21.23 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?

Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $317 a year.

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Cost to run a pool pump in North Carolina (June 2026 rates)

At 14.74¢ per kilowatt-hour — North Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a pool pump costs $255 a year. That is 20% less than the national average of $317. North Carolina's residential rate is up 10.2% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $231 to $255 a year.

Per hour: 17.7¢
Per day of use: $1.42
Per month: $21.23
Per year: $255

Assumption: 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 1,728 kWh a year. A single-speed 1.5 HP pump. Variable-speed pumps running longer at low speed use a fraction of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How North Carolina compares

North Carolina pays 14.74¢/kWh, the 11th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $62.21 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $227 a year in Nevada and $911 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $684 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Oklahoma	14.33¢	$20.64	$248
Idaho	14.37¢	$20.69	$248
North Carolina	14.74¢	$21.23	$255
Mississippi	14.88¢	$21.43	$257
Washington	14.91¢	$21.47	$258

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

What else costs about the same in North Carolina

Electric baseboard heater$199 a year in NC Heat pump$318 a year in NC Central air conditioner$347 a year in NC

Cutting the number down

Pump power rises roughly with the cube of speed, so running at half speed for twice as long uses about a quarter of the energy.
Most pools are turned over more often than they need. Cutting an hour a day is free money all season.
A variable-speed pump is one of the few upgrades that routinely pays back within two seasons.

Questions

How much does a pool pump cost per month in North Carolina?: About $21.23 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 14.74¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?: Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: North Carolina has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $317 a year.