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Cooling · Vermont

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

The short answer

Running a 50W ceiling fan in Vermont costs about $0.01 an hour. At 8 hours a day, that’s roughly $2.89 a month and $34.68 a year.

Vermont’s average residential rate was 23.8¢ per kWh in July 2026 (EIA), 30% above the US average.

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

Ceiling Fan cost by daily use in Vermont

Cost at 23.8¢/kWh, the Vermont average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 1.5 $0.01 $0.36 $4.33
2 hours/day 3.0 $0.02 $0.72 $8.67
4 hours/day 6.1 $0.05 $1.44 $17.34
8 hours/day 12.2 $0.10 $2.89 $34.68
12 hours/day 18.3 $0.14 $4.33 $52.01
24 hours/day 36.5 $0.29 $8.67 $104

Vermont vs other states

At typical use, a ceiling fan costs $34.68 a year in Vermont — $35.41 less than in Hawaii and $16.10 more than in Louisiana.

Vermont has the 12th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. electricity prices in Vermont · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Vermont

23.8¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +7.3% 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 Vermont 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 Vermont?

Running a 50W ceiling fan for 24 hours uses about 1.20 kWh, which costs about $0.29 at Vermont’s average rate of 23.8¢/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 Vermont that costs $2.89.

Is it expensive to run a ceiling fan in Vermont?

Vermont has the 12th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 23.8¢/kWh — pricier than most. Running a ceiling fan here costs about $34.68 a year at typical use, compared with $26.73 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Vermont right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Vermont was 23.8¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 7.3% 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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