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Outdoor & Garage · North Dakota

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Pool Pump in North Dakota?

The short answer

A typical 1,500W pool pump costs about $0.20 per hour to run in North Dakota, or $48.95 a month at 8 hours a day.

The estimate uses North Dakota’s average residential electricity price of 13.4¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 27% below the national average.

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

Pool Pump cost by daily use in North Dakota

Cost at 13.4¢/kWh, the North Dakota average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 45.6 $0.20 $6.12 $73.42
2 hours/day 91.3 $0.40 $12.24 $147
4 hours/day 182.5 $0.80 $24.48 $294
8 hours/day 365.0 $1.61 $48.95 $587
12 hours/day 547.6 $2.41 $73.43 $881
24 hours/day 1,095.1 $4.83 $147 $1,762

North Dakota vs other states

At typical use, a pool pump costs $587 a year in North Dakota — $1,515 less than in Hawaii and $30.22 more than in Louisiana.

North Dakota has the 4th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. North Dakota electricity rates · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in North Dakota

13.4¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +0.8% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a pool pump

Pool pumps can be one of the biggest electricity users in a home with a pool because they run for many hours every day of the season. A single-speed 1–2 HP pump typically draws 1,000–2,500W. Variable-speed pumps are dramatically more efficient: running at low speed for longer moves the same water with a fraction of the energy, which is why many states now require them for new installs.

  • Switch to a variable-speed pump — savings of 50–80% are common.
  • Run the pump only as long as needed to turn over the water once a day.
  • Keep skimmer baskets and filters clean so the pump doesn't strain.
  • Summers in North Dakota 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 pool pump for 24 hours in North Dakota?

Running a 1,500W pool pump for 24 hours uses about 36.0 kWh, which costs about $4.83 at North Dakota’s average rate of 13.4¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a pool pump use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical pool pump uses about 365 kWh a month. In North Dakota that costs $48.95.

Is it expensive to run a pool pump in North Dakota?

North Dakota has the 4th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 13.4¢/kWh — one of the cheapest. Running a pool pump here costs about $587 a year at typical use, compared with $802 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in North Dakota right now?

The average residential electricity rate in North Dakota was 13.4¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 0.8% from a year earlier.

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