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Cooling · Minnesota

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

The short answer

Running a 50W ceiling fan in Minnesota costs about $0.01 an hour. At 8 hours a day, that’s roughly $2.12 a month and $25.48 a year.

That’s based on Minnesota’s average residential rate of 17.5¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026), 5% below the US average.

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

Ceiling Fan cost by daily use in Minnesota

Cost at 17.5¢/kWh, the Minnesota average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 1.5 $0.01 $0.27 $3.18
2 hours/day 3.0 $0.02 $0.53 $6.37
4 hours/day 6.1 $0.03 $1.06 $12.74
8 hours/day 12.2 $0.07 $2.12 $25.48
12 hours/day 18.3 $0.10 $3.18 $38.22
24 hours/day 36.5 $0.21 $6.37 $76.43

Minnesota vs other states

At typical use, a ceiling fan costs $25.48 a year in Minnesota — $44.60 less than in Hawaii and $6.91 more than in Louisiana.

Minnesota has the 21st-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Minnesota price per kWh · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Minnesota

17.5¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +3.1% 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota?

Running a 50W ceiling fan for 24 hours uses about 1.20 kWh, which costs about $0.21 at Minnesota’s average rate of 17.5¢/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 Minnesota that costs $2.12.

Is it expensive to run a ceiling fan in Minnesota?

Minnesota has the 21st-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 17.5¢/kWh — close to the middle of the pack. Running a ceiling fan here costs about $25.48 a year at typical use, compared with $26.73 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Minnesota right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Minnesota was 17.5¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 3.1% 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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