Cost to run a coffee maker
Each 10 minutes use of a coffee maker drawing 1,050 W costs 4.61p at 26.32p/kWh. Used 1 use a day of 10 minutes, every day, that comes to £1.40 a month.
Each use costs
4.61p a use
That is 0.18 kWh. Used as set, it comes to £1.40 a month and £16.81 a year.
On the label or in the manual.
Standby, thermostats and off-peak use
Drawn while plugged in and not running.
| Period | Cost | Energy | CO2e |
|---|---|---|---|
| A use | 4.61p | 0.18 kWh | 38 g |
| A day, on average | 4.61p | 0.18 kWh | 38 g |
| A month | £1.40 | 5.32 kWh | 1.2 kg |
| A year | £16.81 | 63.9 kWh | 13.9 kg |
How we calculated this
Energy is power multiplied by time: 1,050 W for 10 minutes uses 0.18 kWh each time.
No source calls one figure typical, so the typical figure is the middle of Virginia Tech’s nameplate range for coffee makers, and the low and high figures are its ends.
The starting use for a coffee maker, 1 use a day of 10 minutes, every day, is where the calculator starts, not a measurement of your home: change it to how you use yours. A day is the average across the week, and a month is a twelfth of a 365-day year.
Electricity costs 26.32p/kWh. That is the published figure for the United Kingdom, 1 Oct – 31 Dec 2026, from Ofgem. Average for England, Scotland and Wales, paying by Direct Debit. No VAT on electricity from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Standing charges are left out: you pay them whether or not the appliance runs.
Emissions use 0.217 kg CO2e per kWh, the lifecycle intensity of electricity generated in the United Kingdom in 2025, from Ember, via Our World in Data. Lifecycle means building the power stations and supplying their fuel are counted too. It is the grid’s average, not the particular power station an extra appliance brings on.
What drives the cost
A coffee maker draws 1,050 W while it heats water and while its warming plate is on. A pot that takes 10 minutes uses 0.18 kWh and costs 4.61p, and leaving the warming plate on afterwards adds to that.
Also called: drip coffee maker, filter coffee machine, coffee machine.
What it costs in the UK, Europe and the US
For a coffee maker used as typical (1 use a day of 10 minutes, every day), at each country’s published average electricity price.
| Country | Electricity price | A use |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 26.32p/kWh | 4.61p |
| United States (average) | 18.19¢/kWh | 3.18¢ |
| Ireland | €0.4042/kWh | €0.071 |
| Germany | 0,3869 €/kWh | 0,068 € |
| France | 0,2561 €/kWh | 0,045 € |
| Spain | 0,2669 €/kWh | 0,047 € |
| Italy | 0,2966 €/kWh | 0,052 € |
| Netherlands | € 0,2558/kWh | € 0,045 |
Compared with similar appliances
How to spend less on it
- Switch off the warming plate once the pot is made and pour the rest into a flask: keeping coffee hot on a plate costs energy for the whole time it is on.
- Make only as much as you will drink: brewing a full pot for one cup heats water you do not use.
Questions
How much does a coffee maker cost to run per hour?
At 26.32p/kWh, a coffee maker drawing 1,050 W costs 27.6p for every hour of running at full power.
How much does a coffee maker cost to run a year?
Used 1 use a day of 10 minutes, every day, it costs about £16.81 a year at 26.32p/kWh, or £1.40 a month.
How many watts does a coffee maker use?
Most draw between 900 W and 1,200 W while running, and 1,050 W is typical. The rating is on the label or in the manual.
Does leaving the coffee maker on cost a lot?
While it is heating water it draws 1,050 W, which costs 27.6p an hour. The warming plate draws much less, but it adds up if it is left on for hours, so switching it off after brewing and using a flask is the cheaper way to keep coffee hot.
Sources
- ENERGY SERIES: Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, 26 February 2020. “Coffee maker = 900–1200”
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