State electricity comparison
What does a standardized 9 kW sauna session cost by state?
The same model applied to EIA residential electricity averages for every state/DC represented in the city dataset.
| Cost rank | State | Residential rate | 9 kW session | 3× weekly/year | Indexed metros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $6.58 | $1,026 | 1 |
| 2 | Maine | 32.11¢ | $5.17 | $807 | 1 |
| 3 | Alaska | 29.41¢ | $4.90 | $764 | 1 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $4.74 | $739 | 1 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | $4.51 | $704 | 1 |
| 6 | New York | 28.65¢ | $4.46 | $696 | 2 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | $4.41 | $688 | 1 |
| 8 | California | 29.75¢ | $4.15 | $647 | 4 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | $3.95 | $616 | 1 |
| 10 | Vermont | 23.84¢ | $3.89 | $607 | 1 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 24.51¢ | $3.86 | $602 | 1 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 24.61¢ | $3.80 | $593 | 1 |
| 13 | Michigan | 22.99¢ | $3.66 | $571 | 2 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | $3.37 | $526 | 2 |
| 15 | Maryland | 21.40¢ | $3.22 | $502 | 1 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | $3.15 | $491 | 2 |
| 17 | Illinois | 19.32¢ | $3.06 | $477 | 1 |
| 18 | Ohio | 19.38¢ | $3.03 | $473 | 2 |
| 19 | Delaware | 18.70¢ | $2.90 | $452 | 1 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 17.20¢ | $2.87 | $448 | 1 |
| 21 | Iowa | 17.06¢ | $2.77 | $432 | 1 |
| 22 | Colorado | 17.17¢ | $2.71 | $423 | 2 |
| 23 | Indiana | 17.02¢ | $2.70 | $421 | 1 |
| 24 | Virginia | 17.64¢ | $2.65 | $413 | 2 |
| 25 | South Dakota | 15.15¢ | $2.53 | $395 | 1 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 16.51¢ | $2.53 | $395 | 1 |
| 27 | Montana | 15.57¢ | $2.52 | $393 | 1 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 16.31¢ | $2.50 | $390 | 1 |
| 29 | Missouri | 16.02¢ | $2.49 | $388 | 2 |
| 30 | Kansas | 15.47¢ | $2.42 | $378 | 1 |
| 31 | Alabama | 16.33¢ | $2.40 | $374 | 1 |
| 32 | Georgia | 15.90¢ | $2.35 | $367 | 1 |
| 33 | Oregon | 15.92¢ | $2.31 | $360 | 1 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 13.31¢ | $2.30 | $359 | 1 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 14.43¢ | $2.30 | $359 | 1 |
| 36 | Texas | 15.91¢ | $2.28 | $356 | 5 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | $2.25 | $351 | 2 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 14.95¢ | $2.23 | $348 | 2 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 15.76¢ | $2.21 | $345 | 1 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 13.54¢ | $2.19 | $342 | 1 |
| 41 | Washington | 14.63¢ | $2.19 | $342 | 2 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 14.37¢ | $2.15 | $335 | 1 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 13.80¢ | $2.12 | $331 | 1 |
| 44 | Arizona | 15.05¢ | $2.12 | $331 | 2 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 14.43¢ | $2.09 | $326 | 1 |
| 46 | Florida | 14.99¢ | $2.09 | $326 | 4 |
| 47 | Idaho | 13.37¢ | $2.06 | $321 | 1 |
| 48 | Utah | 13.31¢ | $2.03 | $317 | 1 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 13.42¢ | $2.02 | $315 | 2 |
| 50 | Nevada | 12.72¢ | $1.89 | $295 | 2 |
| 51 | Louisiana | 12.87¢ | $1.80 | $281 | 1 |
Interpretation: standardized comparisons using state averages, not utility quotes. Taxes, time-of-use pricing, warm-up behavior and enclosure performance can change actual cost.