How Much Does It Cost to Run a Coffee Maker Each Month?

Source: Planning watts of 1,000 and 0.25 hours a day, hours a day, counting the brew and a short time on the warming plate. Price: 17.23 cents per kWh, the 2025 US residential average from EIA Form EIA-861.

The monthly cost is 1% of the $150.68 average US electric bill. It runs all year, so the yearly cost is twelve times the monthly figure.

One figure cannot fit every home. These three cases show how much the answer moves with the equipment and the hours.

The lowest case costs $1 a month and the highest $5. Use the calculator above to match your own.

The same coffee maker costs different amounts depending on the state, because the price per kWh differs. Here are the three cheapest states, the US average and the three costliest, for the same 8 kWh a month.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Price is residential revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.

See electricity rates in every state to find your own.

A drip coffee maker has a heating element that heats water for the brew and then keeps the pot warm on a plate. The brew uses most of the energy, and a warming plate left on for hours adds a smaller but steady draw.

The number of pots and how long the warming plate stays on are the main factors. A model with an insulated carafe and no plate uses less. A single-serve machine heats only what it brews but may keep a tank warm.

The range for this kind of appliance runs from about 600 to 1,500 watts. At 0.25 hours a day that is $1 to $2 a month, which is why checking the label on yours is worth the minute.

• Use an insulated carafe, and choose a model with an automatic shutoff.
• Brew only the amount you will drink.
• Unplug a machine that keeps its water tank hot if you use it rarely.

Next step: Electric kettle costs. For general ideas, read how to lower your electric bill.

Other appliances in the kitchen and laundry group: Refrigerator, Freezer, Clothes Dryer, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, Microwave, Electric Oven, Electric Stove, Chest Freezer, Electric Kettle, Air Fryer.

The cost is watts divided by 1,000, times hours, times your price per kWh. The 1,000 watts is a planning figure for this kind of appliance, set from typical product ratings, and the 0.25 hours is an assumed day of use. Neither is copied from a federal table. Federal guidance describes the method and warns that real wattage varies, so we publish our own typical ranges and label them as such. Prices come from EIA Form EIA-861 for 2025.

The calculation is the standard one used in the U.S. Department of Energy's consumer guidance on estimating appliance energy use. Wattage varies by product age and features, so the label on your own appliance beats any average. Read more in our methodology.