How much electricity does a pool pump use?
In U.S. homes that have one, a pool pump uses about 2,384 kWh a year, or 199 kWh a month. At the 2025 average residential price of 17.2¢ per kWh that is $411 a year or $34.23 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 a pool used 2,384 kWh a year for the pump, one of the largest single loads in a home. A variable-speed pump running longer at low speed uses far less than a single-speed pump, because the power a pump needs falls steeply with speed.
Pool Pump electricity use by home
By region
| Region | kWh / year | Cost / year at 17.2¢ |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 1,964 | $338 |
| Midwest | 2,203 | $380 |
| South | 2,784 | $480 |
| West | 1,986 | $342 |
By climate
| Climate | kWh / year | Cost / year at 17.2¢ |
|---|---|---|
| Very cold and Cold | 2,072 | $357 |
| Mixed-humid | 2,466 | $425 |
| Mixed-dry and Hot-dry | 1,960 | $338 |
| Hot-humid | 2,864 | $493 |
| Marine | 1,994 | $344 |
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 pool pump in every state
| State | ¢/kWh | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 40.4 | $80.26 | $963.14 |
| California | 31.4 | $62.28 | $747.38 |
| Massachusetts | 30.4 | $60.41 | $724.97 |
| Rhode Island | 29.5 | $58.57 | $702.80 |
| Connecticut | 29.3 | $58.23 | $698.75 |
| Maine | 27.7 | $55.01 | $660.13 |
| New York | 26.4 | $52.43 | $629.14 |
| Alaska | 26.1 | $51.87 | $622.46 |
| New Hampshire | 24.5 | $48.73 | $584.80 |
| Vermont | 22.8 | $45.28 | $543.31 |
| New Jersey | 22.5 | $44.66 | $535.92 |
| District of Columbia | 21.9 | $43.55 | $522.57 |
| Michigan | 20.0 | $39.79 | $477.52 |
| Maryland | 19.5 | $38.80 | $465.60 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.3 | $38.32 | $459.87 |
| Wisconsin | 18.1 | $35.92 | $431.03 |
| Illinois | 17.7 | $35.10 | $421.25 |
| Delaware | 17.1 | $34.07 | $408.86 |
| Ohio | 16.9 | $33.57 | $402.90 |
| Alabama | 16.1 | $31.97 | $383.59 |
| Indiana | 16.0 | $31.71 | $380.49 |
| Minnesota | 15.8 | $31.45 | $377.39 |
| Colorado | 15.7 | $31.17 | $374.05 |
| Oregon | 15.5 | $30.71 | $368.57 |
| Texas | 15.4 | $30.59 | $367.14 |
| West Virginia | 15.4 | $30.57 | $366.90 |
| Virginia | 15.3 | $30.36 | $364.28 |
| Arizona | 15.3 | $30.32 | $363.80 |
| Florida | 15.2 | $30.22 | $362.61 |
| South Carolina | 15.1 | $30.04 | $360.46 |
| New Mexico | 14.8 | $29.50 | $354.02 |
| Georgia | 14.7 | $29.28 | $351.40 |
| Kansas | 14.4 | $28.69 | $344.25 |
| Mississippi | 14.0 | $27.87 | $334.48 |
| North Carolina | 14.0 | $27.81 | $333.76 |
| Iowa | 13.6 | $27.06 | $324.70 |
| Wyoming | 13.4 | $26.56 | $318.74 |
| South Dakota | 13.3 | $26.46 | $317.55 |
| Missouri | 13.3 | $26.42 | $317.07 |
| Nevada | 13.3 | $26.34 | $316.12 |
| Tennessee | 13.2 | $26.26 | $315.16 |
| Oklahoma | 13.2 | $26.24 | $314.93 |
| Washington | 13.2 | $26.16 | $313.97 |
| Kentucky | 13.1 | $26.08 | $313.02 |
| Utah | 13.0 | $25.87 | $310.40 |
| Montana | 13.0 | $25.81 | $309.68 |
| Arkansas | 12.9 | $25.57 | $306.82 |
| Louisiana | 12.5 | $24.87 | $298.48 |
| Nebraska | 12.1 | $23.94 | $287.27 |
| Idaho | 11.8 | $23.50 | $282.03 |
| North Dakota | 11.8 | $23.48 | $281.79 |
2,384 kWh a year at each state's 2025 average residential price (EIA-861), all charges included.
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