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Cooling · Maine

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Ceiling Fan in Maine?

The short answer

In Maine, a ceiling fan drawing 50W costs about $0.02 per hour — roughly $3.94 a month if it runs 8 hours a day.

The estimate uses Maine’s average residential electricity price of 32.4¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 77% above the national average.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated

Ceiling Fan cost by daily use in Maine

Cost at 32.4¢/kWh, the Maine average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 1.5 $0.02 $0.49 $5.91
2 hours/day 3.0 $0.03 $0.99 $11.83
4 hours/day 6.1 $0.06 $1.97 $23.66
8 hours/day 12.2 $0.13 $3.94 $47.32
12 hours/day 18.3 $0.19 $5.92 $70.98
24 hours/day 36.5 $0.39 $11.83 $142

Maine vs other states

At typical use, a ceiling fan costs $47.32 a year in Maine — $22.76 less than in Hawaii and $28.75 more than in Louisiana.

Maine has the 3rd-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Maine price per kWh · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Maine

32.4¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +15.8% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a ceiling fan

Ceiling fans don't lower the room temperature; they make you feel 3–4°F cooler through wind-chill on your skin. That is why they save money only when you also raise the thermostat. A standard AC-motor fan uses 50–90W on high, while efficient DC-motor fans use 15–35W. Running a fan in an empty room just wastes electricity.

  • Turn fans off when you leave the room — they cool people, not spaces.
  • Raise the AC thermostat by 3–4°F when the fan is running.
  • In winter, reverse the direction (clockwise) on low to push warm air down from the ceiling.
  • Summers in Maine are relatively mild, so cooling costs are concentrated in a few hot weeks each year.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a ceiling fan for 24 hours in Maine?

Running a 50W ceiling fan for 24 hours uses about 1.20 kWh, which costs about $0.39 at Maine’s average rate of 32.4¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a ceiling fan use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical ceiling fan uses about 12.2 kWh a month. In Maine that costs $3.94.

Is it expensive to run a ceiling fan in Maine?

Maine has the 3rd-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 32.4¢/kWh — one of the most expensive. Running a ceiling fan here costs about $47.32 a year at typical use, compared with $26.73 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Maine right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Maine was 32.4¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 15.8% from a year earlier.

Is it cheaper to run a ceiling fan or AC?

A ceiling fan uses roughly 1–3% of the power of central AC. Using fans to raise your thermostat a few degrees is one of the easiest ways to cut summer bills.

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