---
title: "Pool pump Running Cost | Electricity Cost"
description: "Estimate pool pump electricity use with measured energy, operating schedules and a state or custom rate. Model inputs and limits are shown."
url: https://electricitycostbystate.com/cost-to-run/pool-pump/
updated: 2026-09-27
site: "Electricity Cost by State"
language: en-US
---

# Pool pump electricity cost

Price your pump schedule or measured daily energy. Compare circulation only when you know the flow.

Electricity for your entered use

$1.28 per use day

Annual average: $16.37/month across 12 months. Only entered energy is included; purchase costs and unentered loads are excluded.

- **Average active month**: $39.04
- **Selected season / year**: $196.38
- **Energy per use day**: 7.01 kWh

18.31 cents/kWh · US EIA residential benchmark, 2026-07

An average active month is 365/12 (30.42) days.

Entered stages circulate **31,843 gross gallons per use day** in 8.00 running hours. Water can pass through the pump repeatedly.

Jandy VS FloPro VSFHP185DVS (230V); laboratory high and low points, not a universal speed-to-power curve. The starting schedule is illustrative. Edited watts override the reference; measured energy bypasses it.

[Download CSV](https://electricitycostbystate.com/cost-to-run/pool-pump/?state=&rate_basis=benchmark&rate=18.31&mode=schedule&daily_kwh=7&days=153&watts1=876.27&hours1=8&flow1=66.34&watts2=127.7&hours2=0&flow2=31.17&watts3=0&hours3=0&flow3=&standby=0&compare=off&baseline_watts=&baseline_flow=&baseline_standby=0&format=csv)

The CSV includes the entered assumptions. Scenario URLs contain these inputs and may remain in browser history or hosting logs.

## Energy by operating phase

**Your entered schedule; energy per use day**

| Phase | Watts | Hours | GPM | kWh |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stage 1 | 876.27 | 8.00 | 66.34 | 7.010 |
| Stage 2 | 127.70 | 0.00 | 31.17 | 0.000 |
| Stage 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Not entered | 0.000 |
| Remaining hours: standby | 0 | 16.00 | — | 0.000 |

## Read the model record before using a rating

The Jandy reference is a variable-speed, self-priming in-ground filter pump, certified October 16, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR data reports weighted energy factor 8.2 kgal/kWh and separate electrical readings. WEF is a weighted test metric; neither WEF nor motor horsepower is a direct wattage input.

**Jandy VS FloPro VSFHP185DVS (230V): published laboratory points**

| Point | Watts | GPM | RPM | Head (ft) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | 127.70 | 31.17 | 1,310.00 | 8.20 |
| High | 876.27 | 66.34 | 2,752.00 | 36.00 |

Different plumbing, filters, valves and speed settings change flow, head and electrical draw. A pressure-cleaner booster pump is not an interchangeable filter-pump comparison. Record watts and flow at each installed operating point.

[Compare single-speed and variable-speed filter pumps for the same circulated volume](https://electricitycostbystate.com/compare/pool-pump-vs-variable-speed-pool-pump/), using a sourced above-ground pair or your installed measurements.

Daily kWh is the sum of watts × hours ÷ 1,000 for each stage, plus entered standby for the unused hours. Same-volume baseline runtime is gross gallons ÷ (GPM × 60). Costs are shown only when that runtime fits within 24 hours. This arithmetic does not determine a pool's filtration, sanitation or freeze-protection requirements.

## Make the estimate useful

- Enter measured watts for each actual speed and hydraulic operating point; motor horsepower is not electrical input.
- Use measured flow to compare the same circulated volume, and check that both schedules fit into 24 hours.
- Keep required flow for the filter, heater, sanitizer and freeze protection; the calculator does not set a safe filtration schedule.

Model sources checked September 27, 2026. State averages are benchmarks; avoided bill charges depend on your variable tariff.

## Sources

- [ENERGY STAR: Jandy VS FloPro VSFHP185DVS (230V) model record](https://data.energystar.gov/resource/m8cf-pkii.json?pd_id=2683788)
- [U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: average price of electricity to ultimate customers, residential, July 2026](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a) Retrieved from the EIA API on September 27, 2026.

Usage assumptions (hours a day, season) are ours and listed on the [methodology page](https://electricitycostbystate.com/methodology/). Found an error? [Tell us](https://electricitycostbystate.com/contact/).

## Same starting example, different state rates

These benchmarks always use the original model and schedule, not your edited inputs above. Select a state in the form to calculate your scenario at its rate. The table's active month is 365/12 days; its annual cost includes May through September only.

**8 hours per day, May to September, at the high test point; standby excluded; no fan or standby addition**

| State | Cents/kWh | Active month | Season / year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alabama](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/alabama/) | 16.40 | $34.97 | $175.90 |
| [Alaska](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/alaska/) | 28.83 | $61.47 | $309.22 |
| [Arizona](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/arizona/) | 15.38 | $32.79 | $164.96 |
| [Arkansas](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/arkansas/) | 14.33 | $30.56 | $153.70 |
| [California](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/california/) | 33.61 | $71.67 | $360.49 |
| [Colorado](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/colorado/) | 17.00 | $36.25 | $182.33 |
| [Connecticut](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/connecticut/) | 24.16 | $51.52 | $259.13 |
| [Delaware](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/delaware/) | 18.48 | $39.40 | $198.21 |
| [District of Columbia](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/district-of-columbia/) | 25.21 | $53.75 | $270.39 |
| [Florida](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/florida/) | 15.03 | $32.05 | $161.20 |
| [Georgia](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/georgia/) | 16.27 | $34.69 | $174.50 |
| [Hawaii](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/hawaii/) | 48.00 | $102.35 | $514.83 |
| [Idaho](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/idaho/) | 13.73 | $29.28 | $147.26 |
| [Illinois](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/illinois/) | 19.22 | $40.98 | $206.14 |
| [Indiana](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/indiana/) | 16.73 | $35.67 | $179.44 |
| [Iowa](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/iowa/) | 15.99 | $34.09 | $171.50 |
| [Kansas](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/kansas/) | 15.27 | $32.56 | $163.78 |
| [Kentucky](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/kentucky/) | 13.81 | $29.45 | $148.12 |
| [Louisiana](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/louisiana/) | 12.72 | $27.12 | $136.43 |
| [Maine](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/maine/) | 32.41 | $69.11 | $347.61 |
| [Maryland](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/maryland/) | 21.41 | $45.65 | $229.63 |
| [Massachusetts](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/massachusetts/) | 30.49 | $65.01 | $327.02 |
| [Michigan](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/michigan/) | 23.05 | $49.15 | $247.22 |
| [Minnesota](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/minnesota/) | 17.45 | $37.21 | $187.16 |
| [Mississippi](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/mississippi/) | 14.54 | $31.00 | $155.95 |
| [Missouri](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/missouri/) | 16.09 | $34.31 | $172.57 |
| [Montana](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/montana/) | 14.99 | $31.96 | $160.78 |
| [Nebraska](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/nebraska/) | 13.78 | $29.38 | $147.80 |
| [Nevada](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/nevada/) | 12.77 | $27.23 | $136.97 |
| [New Hampshire](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/new-hampshire/) | 26.60 | $56.72 | $285.30 |
| [New Jersey](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/new-jersey/) | 25.19 | $53.71 | $270.18 |
| [New Mexico](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/new-mexico/) | 16.09 | $34.31 | $172.57 |
| [New York](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/new-york/) | 29.90 | $63.75 | $320.69 |
| [North Carolina](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/north-carolina/) | 15.16 | $32.33 | $162.60 |
| [North Dakota](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/north-dakota/) | 13.41 | $28.59 | $143.83 |
| [Ohio](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/ohio/) | 19.45 | $41.47 | $208.61 |
| [Oklahoma](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/oklahoma/) | 14.35 | $30.60 | $153.91 |
| [Oregon](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/oregon/) | 15.97 | $34.05 | $171.29 |
| [Pennsylvania](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/pennsylvania/) | 21.72 | $46.31 | $232.96 |
| [Rhode Island](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/rhode-island/) | 28.29 | $60.32 | $303.43 |
| [South Carolina](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/south-carolina/) | 15.47 | $32.99 | $165.92 |
| [South Dakota](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/south-dakota/) | 15.37 | $32.77 | $164.85 |
| [Tennessee](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/tennessee/) | 13.71 | $29.23 | $147.05 |
| [Texas](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/texas/) | 15.88 | $33.86 | $170.32 |
| [Utah](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/utah/) | 13.12 | $27.98 | $140.72 |
| [Vermont](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/vermont/) | 23.75 | $50.64 | $254.73 |
| [Virginia](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/virginia/) | 17.55 | $37.42 | $188.23 |
| [Washington](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/washington/) | 14.71 | $31.37 | $157.77 |
| [West Virginia](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/west-virginia/) | 15.78 | $33.65 | $169.25 |
| [Wisconsin](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/wisconsin/) | 19.06 | $40.64 | $204.43 |
| [Wyoming](https://electricitycostbystate.com/electricity-rates/wyoming/) | 14.36 | $30.62 | $154.02 |

## Questions

### Can I calculate pump electricity from horsepower?

Use measured electrical watts or kWh. Motor, hydraulic and electrical power are different quantities; speed, flow and system head affect input power.

### Is the low-speed point always cheaper for the same result?

A low-power point can need more runtime. Compare measured flow and total daily energy for the required task. Equal circulated volume alone does not establish equivalent filtration or sanitation.

### What happens if my baseline needs more than 24 hours?

It cannot circulate the same entered volume in a day at that flow. The tool shows the required hours and suppresses its cost difference.

### Does this include a pool heater or winter operation?

Only entered pump use days and standby are included. Add heating, other pumps, salt systems and any off-season or freeze-protection energy separately.

[Start a household inventory with the original model example](https://electricitycostbystate.com/home-electricity-audit/?state=&rate_basis=benchmark&load1_name=Pool+pump+%28page+example%29&load1_mode=watts&load1_quantity=1&load1_reduce=0&load2_mode=off&load3_mode=off&load1_watts=876.27&load1_hours=8&load1_duty=100&load1_days=153) · [Compare tariff periods and fixed fees](https://electricitycostbystate.com/rate-plan-calculator/)

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