40 Home Espresso & Coffee Statistics (2026)

Name: Espresso electricity cost scenarios by US state, August 2026
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Published: 2026-10-28
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By Best Espresso Machine Under 500 · Published October 28, 2026 · Updated October 28, 2026

18.16¢US residential average per kWh
Aug 2026 · 17.57¢ a year earlier

12.72¢Lowest state rate per kWh
Nevada · Aug 2026

47.18¢Highest state rate per kWh
Hawaii · Aug 2026

Nevada12.72¢

US average18.16¢

Hawaii47.18¢

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US cents per kWh · August 2026

Residential rates for August 2026. (EIA, October 2026). The table below applies illustrative energy amounts to these published rates.

Key takeaways

The Specialty Coffee Retail Price Index’s North American roaster sample averaged US$35.10 per pound of roasted specialty coffee in September 2026, up 13.4% year on year. (Emory University, October 2026)
The US residential electricity average was 18.16 cents per kWh in August 2026, compared with 17.57 cents in August 2025. (EIA, October 2026)
Among past-day coffee drinkers in the June 2026 US NCDT survey, 83% had coffee at home. (NCA, September 2026)
In the June 2026 NCDT survey, 47% of US adults had an espresso-based beverage in the past week. (NCA, September 2026)
In NCA’s January 2026 US survey, 13% of past-day coffee drinkers used an espresso machine, compared with 37% for drip and 28% for single-cup brewers. (NCA, April 2026)
In Drive Research’s 2026 US coffee-drinker survey, 68% had changed their coffee habits because of higher prices or economic concerns. (Drive Research, July 2026)

Espresso electricity costs by state

Illustrative cost per drink at three energy amounts. US average: 0.91¢ at 0.05 kWh, 1.82¢ at 0.10 kWh and 3.63¢ at 0.20 kWh.

Showing all 51 jurisdictions.

August 2026 rates (¢/kWh) and scenario costs (¢/drink)
State	Rate ¢/kWh	0.05 kWh	0.10 kWh	0.20 kWh
Alabama	16.33	0.82	1.63	3.27
Alaska	29.41	1.47	2.94	5.88
Arizona	15.05	0.75	1.50	3.01
Arkansas	14.37	0.72	1.44	2.87
California	29.75	1.49	2.97	5.95
Colorado	17.17	0.86	1.72	3.43
Connecticut	24.51	1.23	2.45	4.90
Delaware	18.70	0.94	1.87	3.74
District of Columbia	25.98	1.30	2.60	5.20
Florida	14.99	0.75	1.50	3.00
Georgia	15.90	0.80	1.59	3.18
Hawaii	47.18	2.36	4.72	9.44
Idaho	13.37	0.67	1.34	2.67
Illinois	19.32	0.97	1.93	3.86
Indiana	17.02	0.85	1.70	3.40
Iowa	17.06	0.85	1.71	3.41
Kansas	15.47	0.77	1.55	3.09
Kentucky	13.80	0.69	1.38	2.76
Louisiana	12.87	0.64	1.29	2.57
Maine	32.11	1.61	3.21	6.42
Maryland	21.40	1.07	2.14	4.28
Massachusetts	30.48	1.52	3.05	6.10
Michigan	22.99	1.15	2.30	4.60
Minnesota	17.20	0.86	1.72	3.44
Mississippi	14.43	0.72	1.44	2.89
Missouri	16.02	0.80	1.60	3.20
Montana	15.57	0.78	1.56	3.11
Nebraska	13.54	0.68	1.35	2.71
Nevada	12.72	0.64	1.27	2.54
New Hampshire	27.64	1.38	2.76	5.53
New Jersey	24.61	1.23	2.46	4.92
New Mexico	16.51	0.83	1.65	3.30
New York	28.65	1.43	2.86	5.73
North Carolina	14.95	0.75	1.49	2.99
North Dakota	13.31	0.67	1.33	2.66
Ohio	19.38	0.97	1.94	3.88
Oklahoma	14.82	0.74	1.48	2.96
Oregon	15.92	0.80	1.59	3.18
Pennsylvania	21.77	1.09	2.18	4.35
Rhode Island	28.18	1.41	2.82	5.64
South Carolina	15.76	0.79	1.58	3.15
South Dakota	15.15	0.76	1.52	3.03
Tennessee	13.42	0.67	1.34	2.68
Texas	15.91	0.80	1.59	3.18
Utah	13.31	0.67	1.33	2.66
Vermont	23.84	1.19	2.38	4.77
Virginia	17.64	0.88	1.76	3.53
Washington	14.63	0.73	1.46	2.93
West Virginia	16.31	0.82	1.63	3.26
Wisconsin	19.41	0.97	1.94	3.88
Wyoming	14.43	0.72	1.44	2.89

These energy amounts are scenarios, not measured machine averages. EIA’s 2026 rates are preliminary; 2025 rates are final. Your bill’s marginal price can differ from a state average.

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Use your own bag, milk and equipment prices in the home espresso cost calculator.

What does home espresso cost to run?

Retail ingredient prices and residential electricity rates describe different parts of a home coffee budget.

What does home espresso cost to run — reference figures
Benchmark	Period	Published value
US ground roast coffee, all package sizes	September 2026	$9.332/lb
US whole fortified milk	September 2026	$4.106/US gallon
BLS US city electricity price	September 2026	$0.196/kWh
EIA US residential average	August 2026	18.16¢/kWh
EIA state residential range	August 2026	12.72–47.18¢/kWh
North American specialty roast coffee	September 2026	$35.10/lb
Average low / high specialty offerings	September 2026	$24.02 / $46.82 per lb

BLS ground roast coffee is a grocery benchmark; Emory tracks specialty roasters’ online prices. These are different products and samples. BLS city electricity prices and EIA residential revenue-per-kWh averages use different methods and periods.

US city retail prices for 100% ground roast coffee averaged $9.332 per pound in September 2026, up 2.1% from September 2025. (BLS, October 2026)
US city retail prices for fresh whole fortified milk averaged $4.106 per US gallon in September 2026, down 0.6% from September 2025. (BLS, October 2026)
The BLS US city average electricity price was $0.196 per kWh in September 2026, up 4.3% from September 2025. (BLS, October 2026)
The US residential electricity average was 18.16 cents per kWh in August 2026, compared with 17.57 cents in August 2025. (EIA, October 2026)
State residential electricity averages in August 2026 ranged from 12.72 cents per kWh in Nevada to 47.18 cents in Hawaii. (EIA, October 2026)
The Specialty Coffee Retail Price Index’s North American roaster sample averaged US$35.10 per pound of roasted specialty coffee in September 2026, up 13.4% year on year. (Emory University, October 2026)
In September 2026, the Specialty Coffee Retail Price Index’s average lowest- and highest-priced offerings were US$24.02 and US$46.82 per pound, respectively. (Emory University, October 2026)

How many Americans drink coffee or use an espresso machine?

These are survey shares with named populations, rather than counts of machines owned.

How many Americans drink coffee or use an espresso machine — reference figures
Measure	Population	Reported result
Coffee in the past day	US adults	66%
Coffee at home	Past-day coffee drinkers	83%
Coffee away from home	Past-day coffee drinkers	38%
Specialty coffee in the past day	US adults	48%
Espresso-based drink in the past week	US adults	47%
Grocery purchases for home coffee	In-home coffee purchase channel	35%
Espresso / drip / single-cup preparation	Past-day coffee drinkers, January 2026	13% / 37% / 28%
Drip / single-cup / instant owned at home	US adults, January 2026	60% / 47% / 35%
Average daily cups	US coffee drinkers, January 2026	2.8

Fall NCDT: 1,882 US adults surveyed June 8–24, 2026. Spring NCDT: January 2026 survey. Use and ownership are separate measures; 13% espresso preparation is not a national ownership rate. Home and away shares overlap. Specialty includes more than espresso.

In the June 2026 NCDT survey, 66% of US adults reported drinking coffee in the past day. (NCA, September 2026)
Among past-day coffee drinkers in the June 2026 US NCDT survey, 83% had coffee at home. (NCA, September 2026)
Among past-day coffee drinkers in the June 2026 US NCDT survey, 38% had coffee away from home. (NCA, September 2026)
In the June 2026 NCDT survey, 48% of US adults had specialty coffee in the past day. (NCA, September 2026)
In the June 2026 NCDT survey, 47% of US adults had an espresso-based beverage in the past week. (NCA, September 2026)
Grocery stores accounted for 35% of US in-home coffee purchases in the June 2026 NCDT survey, compared with 42% in January 2026. (NCA, September 2026)
In NCA’s January 2026 US survey, 13% of past-day coffee drinkers used an espresso machine, compared with 37% for drip and 28% for single-cup brewers. (NCA, April 2026)
In NCA’s January 2026 survey of US adults, home brewing-method ownership was led by 60% for drip, 47% for single-cup and 35% for instant coffee. (NCA, April 2026)
US coffee drinkers averaged 2.8 cups per day in NCA’s Spring 2026 report. (NCA, April 2026)

How do US coffee drinkers budget for home and café drinks?

A separate consumer survey asks about routines and spending, rather than yesterday’s drinks.

How do US coffee drinkers budget for home and café drinks — reference figures
Question	Population	2026 result
Make coffee at home daily	Surveyed coffee drinkers	69%
Buy café coffee at least weekly	Surveyed coffee drinkers	33%
Changed habits because of cost or economy	Surveyed coffee drinkers	68%
Will not pay $5 or more for one drink	Coffee-shop customers	55%
Spend $20 or less per month	Home makers / coffee-shop customers	59% / 72%

Drive Research surveyed 1,000 US adults who had consumed coffee in the past year. Its coffee-drinker base differs from NCA’s all-adult base. Spending shares describe separate groups; they are not average costs or measured savings.

In Drive Research’s 2026 survey of US coffee drinkers, 69% made coffee at home daily, compared with 66% in its 2024 survey. (Drive Research, July 2026)
In Drive Research’s 2026 US coffee-drinker survey, 33% bought coffee from a coffee shop at least weekly, down from 51% in 2024. (Drive Research, July 2026)
In Drive Research’s 2026 US coffee-drinker survey, 68% had changed their coffee habits because of higher prices or economic concerns. (Drive Research, July 2026)
Among coffee-shop customers in Drive Research’s 2026 US survey, 55% would not pay $5 or more for a single drink. (Drive Research, July 2026)
In Drive Research’s 2026 US survey, monthly coffee spending was $20 or less for 59% of home coffee makers and 72% of coffee-shop customers. (Drive Research, July 2026)

What do café coffee prices and espresso sales show?

Restaurant transaction data provide a separate benchmark for the drinks a home routine might replace.

What do café coffee prices and espresso sales show — reference figures
Toast measure	Period	Reported result
Median drip / cold brew price	February 2026	$3.65 / $5.58
Latte / espresso-shot / hot-drip sales change	2025 versus 2024	+4.0% / +3.3% / −3.3%

Toast’s menu monitor is a monthly snapshot of applicable US platform restaurants. Its sales trends use a separate same-store cohort. These are not prices for a standard espresso drink, a national café census or a forecast of your savings.

In Toast’s February 2026 US restaurant snapshot, median prices were $3.65 for regular drip coffee and $5.58 for cold brew, up 4.3% and 4.1% year on year. (Toast, March 2026)
In Toast’s US same-store restaurant cohort, 2025 sales rose 4.0% for lattes and 3.3% for espresso shots, while regular hot-drip coffee sales fell 3.3% from 2024. (Toast, March 2026)

What do other countries report about home espresso and coffee buying?

These national sources add context; their results are not US household estimates.

What do other countries report about home espresso and coffee buying — reference figures
Measure	Population / period	Result
Espresso-based / traditional coffee yesterday	Canadian adults, Winter 2025	29% / 45%
Noticed rising coffee prices	Canadian adults, Winter 2025	8 in 10
Fully automatic machine at home	German households, 2025 report	1 in 3
Whole-bean coffee sold	Germany, 2025	193,800 tonnes
Portafilter / fully automatic use at home	German monthly coffee drinkers, 2026	8% / 42%
Median café espresso refusal price	German espresso drinkers, 2026	€4.50
Willing to pay €10–15.99 per kg	German monthly coffee drinkers, 2026	61%
Daily cups consumed	UK, 2026 research	103 million
Drink coffee every day	UK adults, 2026 research	67%
Average out-of-home cup spending	UK ages 18–34 / 55+, 2026 research	About £4 / £3.20

Canada: adults 18+. Tchibo: 1,500 German coffee drinkers aged 18–75, at least monthly, surveyed for the 2026 report; machine-use answers allow multiple selections. German trade totals and household ownership have separate bases. UK: BCA/CEBR research. Prices retain local currencies; survey price limits are not observed retail prices.

In the Coffee Association of Canada’s Winter 2025 adult survey, 29% had an espresso-based drink yesterday, compared with 45% who had traditional coffee. (Coffee Association of Canada, February 2026)
In the Coffee Association of Canada’s Winter 2025 adult survey, 8 in 10 respondents had noticed coffee prices rising. (Coffee Association of Canada, February 2026)
The German Coffee Association’s report on 2025 stated that 1 in 3 German households had a fully automatic whole-bean coffee machine. (German Coffee Association, April 2026)
German whole-bean coffee sales reached 193,800 tonnes in 2025, while ten-year sales growth of 130% contrasted with a roughly 38% decline for ground coffee. (German Coffee Association, April 2026)
In Tchibo’s 2026 survey of German monthly coffee drinkers aged 18–75, 8% used a portafilter espresso machine at home, compared with 42% using a fully automatic machine. (Tchibo, June 2026)
German espresso drinkers aged 18–75 in Tchibo’s 2026 survey had a median café espresso refusal-price threshold of €4.50. (Tchibo, June 2026)
In Tchibo’s 2026 survey of German monthly coffee drinkers aged 18–75, 61% were willing to pay €10–15.99 for a kilogram of coffee. (Tchibo, June 2026)
The British Coffee Association’s 2026 UK research estimated daily coffee consumption at 103 million cups, around 5 million more than in 2018. (British Coffee Association, September 2026)
In the British Coffee Association’s 2026 UK adult research, 67% drank coffee daily and 29% consumed three or more cups a day. (British Coffee Association, September 2026)
The British Coffee Association’s 2026 UK research found average out-of-home coffee spending of about £4 per cup among ages 18–34, compared with £3.20 among ages 55+. (British Coffee Association, September 2026)

What is happening to coffee supply and green-bean prices?

Crop forecasts, green-coffee benchmarks and retail bag prices answer different questions.

What is happening to coffee supply and green-bean prices — reference figures
Measure	Period or scope	Value
USDA world production forecast	2026/27 crop year	189.7 million 60-kg bags
USDA world consumption forecast	2026/27 crop year	179.7 million 60-kg bags
USDA world ending stocks forecast	2026/27 crop year	26.3 million 60-kg bags
USDA world green-bean exports forecast	2026/27 crop year	131.4 million 60-kg bags
ICO Composite Indicator Price	September 2026	262.18 US cents/lb
ICO green-bean exports	August 2026	10.94 million 60-kg bags
Arabica share of green exports	First 11 months of 2025/26	59.6%

USDA figures are July forecasts, not completed harvest totals. ICO trade is reported monthly; its coffee year runs October–September. A bag in this table weighs 60 kg. Green-bean prices do not include roasting, packaging or retail distribution.

USDA forecast world coffee production of 189.7 million 60-kg bags for the 2026/27 crop year in its July 2026 report. (USDA, July 2026)
USDA forecast world coffee consumption of 179.7 million 60-kg bags for the 2026/27 crop year in its July 2026 report. (USDA, July 2026)
USDA forecast world coffee ending stocks of 26.3 million 60-kg bags for the 2026/27 crop year in its July 2026 report. (USDA, July 2026)
USDA forecast world green-coffee bean exports of 131.4 million 60-kg bags for the 2026/27 crop year in its July 2026 report. (USDA, July 2026)
The ICO Composite Indicator Price averaged 262.18 US cents per pound in September 2026, down 8.7% from August. (ICO, October 2026)
Global green-coffee bean exports reached 10.94 million 60-kg bags in August 2026, up 15.6% from August 2025. (ICO, October 2026)
Arabica accounted for 59.6% of global green-coffee exports in the first 11 months of coffee year 2025/26, compared with 63.5% a year earlier. (ICO, October 2026)

Methods and refresh

54 candidate figures checked, 40 kept. The findings use government data, trade reports, original consumer surveys, a university price index and restaurant transaction research. Each sentence identifies its population, period and unit. Repeated takeaways and table rows are not additional findings.

The state compilation applies three stated energy amounts to EIA’s residential rates for every state and DC. It estimates electricity only; it does not estimate beans, milk, equipment, cleaning or savings. Nameplate wattage is not treated as measured energy. Downloaded costs retain more decimal places than the display.

Survey shares, USDA forecasts, monthly ICO trade and retail price samples remain separate. Figures from different populations are not averaged or added. Use, ownership and willingness to pay are different measures.

Next price review: November 24, 2026, with the next announced EIA release. Full review: April 28, 2027. For a correction, send the figure and its original publication.

Sources

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Average retail food and energy prices: September 2026 — October 2026.
US Energy Information Administration: Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: August 2026 — October 23, 2026.
National Coffee Association: National Coffee Data Trends, Fall 2026 public release — September 15, 2026.
US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service: Coffee: World Markets and Trade, July 2026 — July 2026.
International Coffee Organization: Coffee Market Report: September 2026, released October — October 2026.
National Coffee Association: Spring 2026 NCDT media highlights — April 14, 2026.
Emory University / Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide: Specialty Coffee Retail Price Index, Q3 2026 — October 15, 2026.
Drive Research: 2026 Coffee Drinker Survey: 1,000 US coffee drinkers — July 23, 2026; updated September 16, 2026.
Toast: Restaurant Trends Report: coffee prices and sales — March 10, 2026.
Coffee Association of Canada: Canadian Coffee Drinking Trends, Winter 2025 findings — February 17, 2026.
German Coffee Association: German coffee market 2025 — April 2, 2026.
Tchibo / Statista: Tchibo Coffee Report 2026: original consumer survey — June 1, 2026.
British Coffee Association: UK coffee consumption research by CEBR, 2026 — Updated September 24, 2026.