2026 Winter Heating vs. Summer AC Cooling Cost Ranking

Seasonal Degree-Day Load Breakdown for a 2,000 Sq Ft Home Across 69 Jurisdictions

State / Province Winter HDD Summer CDD Winter Heating Bill Summer Cooling Bill Total Annual Bill
Alabama (AL) 2,650 HDD 2,100 CDD $341/yr $144/yr $485/yr
Alaska (AK) 10,200 HDD 50 CDD $2,333/yr $6/yr $2,339/yr
Arizona (AZ) 1,400 HDD 3,800 CDD $171/yr $247/yr $418/yr
Arkansas (AR) 3,200 HDD 1,850 CDD $363/yr $112/yr $475/yr
California (CA) 2,100 HDD 1,450 CDD $579/yr $212/yr $791/yr
Colorado (CO) 6,100 HDD 750 CDD $828/yr $54/yr $883/yr
Connecticut (CT) 5,700 HDD 720 CDD $1,100/yr $74/yr $1,174/yr
Delaware (DE) 4,500 HDD 1,150 CDD $690/yr $94/yr $783/yr
District of Columbia (DC) 4,100 HDD 1,400 CDD $781/yr $142/yr $923/yr
Florida (FL) 650 HDD 3,550 CDD $83/yr $240/yr $322/yr
Georgia (GA) 2,750 HDD 1,950 CDD $323/yr $122/yr $445/yr
Hawaii (HI) 100 HDD 4,200 CDD $42/yr $935/yr $976/yr
Idaho (ID) 6,400 HDD 620 CDD $651/yr $34/yr $684/yr
Illinois (IL) 6,000 HDD 950 CDD $781/yr $66/yr $847/yr
Indiana (IN) 5,600 HDD 980 CDD $716/yr $67/yr $783/yr
Iowa (IA) 6,700 HDD 880 CDD $734/yr $51/yr $786/yr
Kansas (KS) 4,700 HDD 1,550 CDD $541/yr $95/yr $636/yr
Kentucky (KY) 4,300 HDD 1,350 CDD $485/yr $81/yr $566/yr
Louisiana (LA) 1,600 HDD 2,750 CDD $164/yr $150/yr $314/yr
Maine (ME) 7,600 HDD 380 CDD $1,871/yr $50/yr $1,921/yr
Maryland (MD) 4,600 HDD 1,200 CDD $767/yr $106/yr $874/yr
Massachusetts (MA) 6,100 HDD 650 CDD $1,511/yr $86/yr $1,597/yr
Michigan (MI) 6,600 HDD 680 CDD $1,054/yr $58/yr $1,111/yr
Minnesota (MN) 8,100 HDD 620 CDD $1,004/yr $41/yr $1,044/yr
Mississippi (MS) 2,300 HDD 2,250 CDD $259/yr $135/yr $394/yr
Missouri (MO) 4,900 HDD 1,450 CDD $514/yr $81/yr $594/yr
Montana (MT) 7,800 HDD 420 CDD $836/yr $24/yr $860/yr
Nebraska (NE) 6,200 HDD 1,050 CDD $620/yr $56/yr $676/yr
Nevada (NV) 3,200 HDD 2,400 CDD $333/yr $133/yr $466/yr
New Hampshire (NH) 7,100 HDD 490 CDD $1,477/yr $54/yr $1,532/yr
New Jersey (NJ) 5,100 HDD 1,020 CDD $936/yr $99/yr $1,035/yr
New Mexico (NM) 4,100 HDD 1,350 CDD $492/yr $86/yr $578/yr
New York (NY) 5,800 HDD 780 CDD $1,290/yr $92/yr $1,382/yr
North Carolina (NC) 3,300 HDD 1,650 CDD $377/yr $100/yr $478/yr
North Dakota (ND) 8,900 HDD 520 CDD $834/yr $26/yr $860/yr
Ohio (OH) 5,600 HDD 890 CDD $801/yr $68/yr $868/yr
Oklahoma (OK) 3,550 HDD 2,050 CDD $378/yr $116/yr $494/yr
Oregon (OR) 4,600 HDD 480 CDD $555/yr $31/yr $586/yr
Pennsylvania (PA) 5,650 HDD 820 CDD $897/yr $69/yr $967/yr
Rhode Island (RI) 5,750 HDD 640 CDD $1,374/yr $81/yr $1,456/yr
South Carolina (SC) 2,500 HDD 2,100 CDD $300/yr $134/yr $434/yr
South Dakota (SD) 7,500 HDD 780 CDD $834/yr $46/yr $880/yr
Tennessee (TN) 3,650 HDD 1,620 CDD $391/yr $92/yr $484/yr
Texas (TX) 1,850 HDD 2,950 CDD $235/yr $199/yr $434/yr
Utah (UT) 5,500 HDD 1,150 CDD $577/yr $64/yr $641/yr
Vermont (VT) 7,650 HDD 420 CDD $1,422/yr $41/yr $1,463/yr
Virginia (VA) 4,100 HDD 1,320 CDD $521/yr $89/yr $610/yr
Washington (WA) 4,950 HDD 380 CDD $550/yr $22/yr $573/yr
West Virginia (WV) 5,050 HDD 920 CDD $610/yr $59/yr $669/yr
Wisconsin (WI) 7,350 HDD 580 CDD $1,051/yr $44/yr $1,095/yr
Wyoming (WY) 7,700 HDD 450 CDD $801/yr $25/yr $826/yr
Puerto Rico (PR) 0 HDD 4,500 CDD $0/yr $561/yr $561/yr
Guam (GU) 0 HDD 4,800 CDD $0/yr $689/yr $689/yr
U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 0 HDD 4,600 CDD $0/yr $738/yr $738/yr
Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 0 HDD 4,700 CDD $0/yr $655/yr $655/yr
American Samoa (AS) 0 HDD 4,600 CDD $0/yr $699/yr $699/yr
Alberta (AB) 9,100 HDD 220 CDD $1,655/yr $21/yr $1,676/yr
British Columbia (BC) 5,400 HDD 280 CDD $506/yr $14/yr $520/yr
Manitoba (MB) 10,200 HDD 410 CDD $859/yr $18/yr $877/yr
New Brunswick (NB) 8,200 HDD 290 CDD $1,003/yr $19/yr $1,022/yr
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) 8,600 HDD 180 CDD $1,079/yr $12/yr $1,091/yr
Nova Scotia (NS) 7,400 HDD 280 CDD $1,122/yr $23/yr $1,145/yr
Northwest Territories (NT) 14,200 HDD 80 CDD $3,327/yr $10/yr $3,337/yr
Nunavut (NU) 16,500 HDD 20 CDD $4,639/yr $3/yr $4,642/yr
Ontario (ON) 7,200 HDD 580 CDD $972/yr $42/yr $1,014/yr
Prince Edward Island (PE) 7,900 HDD 260 CDD $1,236/yr $22/yr $1,258/yr
Quebec (QC) 8,100 HDD 450 CDD $534/yr $16/yr $550/yr
Saskatchewan (SK) 10,100 HDD 350 CDD $1,492/yr $27/yr $1,519/yr
Yukon (YT) 12,800 HDD 60 CDD $2,135/yr $5/yr $2,140/yr