How much does a treadmill cost per month in West Virginia?

About $1.35 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.45¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a treadmill use?

Roughly 105 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.70 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

West Virginia has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $19.26 a year.

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Cost to run a treadmill in West Virginia (June 2026 rates)

At 15.45¢ per kilowatt-hour — West Virginia's average residential price in June 2026 — running a treadmill costs $16.22 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $19.26. West Virginia's residential rate is down 2.3% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $16.61 to $16.22 a year.

Per hour: 10.8¢
Per day of use: 8.1¢
Per month: $1.35
Per year: $16.22

Assumption: 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 105 kWh a year. A residential motorized treadmill at a walking-to-jogging pace. Incline and heavier users push it higher. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How West Virginia compares

West Virginia pays 15.45¢/kWh, the 20th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.03 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same treadmill costs $13.77 a year in Nevada and $55.36 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $41.59 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Wyoming	15.24¢	$1.33	$16.00
South Dakota	15.36¢	$1.34	$16.13
West Virginia	15.45¢	$1.35	$16.22
South Carolina	15.55¢	$1.36	$16.33
Kansas	15.71¢	$1.37	$16.50

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

What else costs about the same in West Virginia

Microwave$16.92 a year in WV Incandescent bulb$16.92 a year in WV Electric kettle$16.92 a year in WV

Cutting the number down

The console and its screen keep drawing when the belt is stopped. Unplugging between sessions removes a standby load.

Questions

How much does a treadmill cost per month in West Virginia?: About $1.35 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.45¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a treadmill use?: Roughly 105 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.70 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: West Virginia has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $19.26 a year.