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Outdoor & Garage · Pennsylvania

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

The short answer

Running a 1,500W pool pump in Pennsylvania costs about $0.33 an hour. At 8 hours a day, that’s roughly $79.29 a month and $951 a year.

The estimate uses Pennsylvania’s average residential electricity price of 21.7¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 19% above the national average.

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

Pool Pump cost by daily use in Pennsylvania

Cost at 21.7¢/kWh, the Pennsylvania average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 45.6 $0.33 $9.91 $119
2 hours/day 91.3 $0.65 $19.82 $238
4 hours/day 182.5 $1.30 $39.64 $476
8 hours/day 365.0 $2.61 $79.29 $951
12 hours/day 547.6 $3.91 $119 $1,427
24 hours/day 1,095.1 $7.82 $238 $2,854

Pennsylvania vs other states

At typical use, a pool pump costs $951 a year in Pennsylvania — $1,151 less than in Hawaii and $394 more than in Louisiana.

Pennsylvania has the 14th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Pennsylvania electricity rates · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Pennsylvania

21.7¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +11.3% 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

Running a 1,500W pool pump for 24 hours uses about 36.0 kWh, which costs about $7.82 at Pennsylvania’s average rate of 21.7¢/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 Pennsylvania that costs $79.29.

Is it expensive to run a pool pump in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has the 14th-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 21.7¢/kWh — pricier than most. Running a pool pump here costs about $951 a year at typical use, compared with $802 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Pennsylvania right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Pennsylvania was 21.7¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 11.3% from a year earlier.

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