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Outdoor & Garage · Texas

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

The short answer

Running a 1,500W pool pump in Texas costs about $0.24 an hour. At 8 hours a day, that’s roughly $57.97 a month and $696 a year.

That’s based on Texas’s average residential rate of 15.9¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026), 13% below the US average.

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

Pool Pump cost by daily use in Texas

Cost at 15.9¢/kWh, the Texas average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 45.6 $0.24 $7.25 $86.94
2 hours/day 91.3 $0.48 $14.49 $174
4 hours/day 182.5 $0.95 $28.98 $348
8 hours/day 365.0 $1.91 $57.97 $696
12 hours/day 547.6 $2.86 $86.95 $1,043
24 hours/day 1,095.1 $5.72 $174 $2,087

Texas vs other states

At typical use, a pool pump costs $696 a year in Texas — $1,407 less than in Hawaii and $138 more than in Louisiana.

Texas has the 22nd-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. electricity prices in Texas · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Texas

15.9¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +3.4% 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.
  • Long, hot summers in Texas mean cooling equipment can run most of the day from May through September — try 10–12 hours above to see a peak-month cost.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a pool pump for 24 hours in Texas?

Running a 1,500W pool pump for 24 hours uses about 36.0 kWh, which costs about $5.72 at Texas’s average rate of 15.9¢/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 Texas that costs $57.97.

Is it expensive to run a pool pump in Texas?

Texas has the 22nd-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 15.9¢/kWh — close to the middle of the pack. Running a pool pump here costs about $696 a year at typical use, compared with $802 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Texas right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Texas was 15.9¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 3.4% from a year earlier.

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