How much electricity does a ceiling fan use?
In U.S. homes that have one, a ceiling fan uses about 226 kWh a year, or 19 kWh a month. At the 2025 average residential price of 17.2¢ per kWh that is $39 a year or $3.24 a month. These are EIA estimates from its Residential Energy Consumption Survey of homes and their utility bills, not a manufacturer's label.
What decides the number
Homes with ceiling fans used 226 kWh a year for all of their fans together. A fan cools people, not the room, so it only saves money if it lets you set the thermostat higher; running it in an empty room costs electricity for nothing.
Ceiling Fan electricity use by home
By climate
| Climate | kWh / year | Cost / year at 17.2¢ |
|---|---|---|
| Very cold and Cold | 143 | $25 |
| Mixed-humid | 246 | $42 |
| Mixed-dry and Hot-dry | 191 | $33 |
| Hot-humid | 366 | $63 |
| Marine | 111 | $19 |
By type of home
| Type of home | kWh / year | Cost / year at 17.2¢ |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family detached | 250 | $43 |
| Single-family attached | 167 | $29 |
| Apartments in buildings with 2–4 units | 145 | $25 |
| Apartments in buildings with 5 or more units | 157 | $27 |
| Mobile homes | 244 | $42 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), Tables CE5.3a/CE5.3b, average site electricity consumption per household using the end use (revised March 2024).
Cost to run a ceiling fan in every state
| State | ¢/kWh | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 40.4 | $7.61 | $91.30 |
| California | 31.4 | $5.90 | $70.85 |
| Massachusetts | 30.4 | $5.73 | $68.73 |
| Rhode Island | 29.5 | $5.55 | $66.62 |
| Connecticut | 29.3 | $5.52 | $66.24 |
| Maine | 27.7 | $5.21 | $62.58 |
| New York | 26.4 | $4.97 | $59.64 |
| Alaska | 26.1 | $4.92 | $59.01 |
| New Hampshire | 24.5 | $4.62 | $55.44 |
| Vermont | 22.8 | $4.29 | $51.51 |
| New Jersey | 22.5 | $4.23 | $50.80 |
| District of Columbia | 21.9 | $4.13 | $49.54 |
| Michigan | 20.0 | $3.77 | $45.27 |
| Maryland | 19.5 | $3.68 | $44.14 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.3 | $3.63 | $43.60 |
| Wisconsin | 18.1 | $3.41 | $40.86 |
| Illinois | 17.7 | $3.33 | $39.93 |
| Delaware | 17.1 | $3.23 | $38.76 |
| Ohio | 16.9 | $3.18 | $38.19 |
| Alabama | 16.1 | $3.03 | $36.36 |
| Indiana | 16.0 | $3.01 | $36.07 |
| Minnesota | 15.8 | $2.98 | $35.78 |
| Colorado | 15.7 | $2.95 | $35.46 |
| Oregon | 15.5 | $2.91 | $34.94 |
| Texas | 15.4 | $2.90 | $34.80 |
| West Virginia | 15.4 | $2.90 | $34.78 |
| Virginia | 15.3 | $2.88 | $34.53 |
| Arizona | 15.3 | $2.87 | $34.49 |
| Florida | 15.2 | $2.86 | $34.37 |
| South Carolina | 15.1 | $2.85 | $34.17 |
| New Mexico | 14.8 | $2.80 | $33.56 |
| Georgia | 14.7 | $2.78 | $33.31 |
| Kansas | 14.4 | $2.72 | $32.63 |
| Mississippi | 14.0 | $2.64 | $31.71 |
| North Carolina | 14.0 | $2.64 | $31.64 |
| Iowa | 13.6 | $2.57 | $30.78 |
| Wyoming | 13.4 | $2.52 | $30.22 |
| South Dakota | 13.3 | $2.51 | $30.10 |
| Missouri | 13.3 | $2.50 | $30.06 |
| Nevada | 13.3 | $2.50 | $29.97 |
| Tennessee | 13.2 | $2.49 | $29.88 |
| Oklahoma | 13.2 | $2.49 | $29.85 |
| Washington | 13.2 | $2.48 | $29.76 |
| Kentucky | 13.1 | $2.47 | $29.67 |
| Utah | 13.0 | $2.45 | $29.43 |
| Montana | 13.0 | $2.45 | $29.36 |
| Arkansas | 12.9 | $2.42 | $29.09 |
| Louisiana | 12.5 | $2.36 | $28.30 |
| Nebraska | 12.1 | $2.27 | $27.23 |
| Idaho | 11.8 | $2.23 | $26.74 |
| North Dakota | 11.8 | $2.23 | $26.71 |
226 kWh a year at each state's 2025 average residential price (EIA-861), all charges included.
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