Ceiling fan electricity consumption
Units a month for a ceiling fan, ordinary and BLDC, and what fans add to your bill.
- Typical ratings you can change
- Every state’s slabs and schemes
- Updated 15 October 2026
Units a month per fan
Typical ratings at full speed. BEE rates fans by service value (air delivered per watt), not by watts, so check the wattage on the box. At lower speeds a fan uses less.
| Hours a day | 75 W fan | 50 W fan | 30 W BLDC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 h | 13.5 | 9.0 | 5.4 |
| 8 h | 18.0 | 12.0 | 7.2 |
| 12 h | 27.0 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| 16 h | 36.0 | 24.0 | 14.4 |
| 24 h | 54.0 | 36.0 | 21.6 |
What it adds to your bill, state by state
For one 75 W ceiling fan, 12 hours a day (27 units a month), on each state’s current tariff with the government schemes that apply to every home. Per month; two-monthly and quarterly bills are shown as a monthly average. Duty and fuel surcharge are not included.
| State or UT | Home on 100 units | Home on 250 units |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ₹202 | ₹294 |
| Andhra Pradesh | ₹130 | ₹236 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | ₹119 | ₹119 |
| Assam | ₹129 | ₹194 |
| Biharwith Government of Bihar tariff subsidy, Mukhyamantri Vidyut Upbhokta Sahayata Yojana: 125 units freemore at low use: the appliance takes the home past a free-units or subsidy limit | ₹168 | ₹111 |
| Chandigarh | ₹101 | ₹130 |
| Chhattisgarhwith Mukhyamantri Urja Rahat Jan Abhiyan (M-URJA) | ₹61 | ₹162 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | ₹73 | ₹93 |
| Delhiwith Government of NCT of Delhi electricity subsidy | ₹0 | ₹140 |
| Goa | ₹84 | ₹112 |
| Gujarat | ₹185 | ₹215 |
| Haryana | ₹130 | ₹142 |
| Himachal Pradesh | ₹148 | ₹159 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | ₹66 | ₹113 |
| Jharkhand | ₹200 | ₹200 |
| Karnatakawith Gruha Jyothimore at low use: the appliance takes the home past a free-units or subsidy limit | ₹217 | ₹180 |
| Kerala | ₹164 | ₹497 |
| Ladakh | ₹63 | ₹111 |
| Lakshadweep | ₹143 | ₹208 |
| Madhya Pradeshwith Atal Griha Jyoti Yojana | ₹153 | ₹250 |
| Maharashtra | ₹404 | ₹404 |
| Manipur | ₹169 | ₹192 |
| Meghalaya | ₹136 | ₹138 |
| Mizoram | ₹192 | ₹221 |
| Nagaland | ₹198 | ₹213 |
| Odisha | ₹127 | ₹154 |
| Puducherry | ₹125 | ₹184 |
| Punjabwith Free supply up to 300 units a month (600 bi-monthly) | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Rajasthanwith Mukhyamantri Nishulk Bijli Yojanamore at low use: the appliance takes the home past a free-units or subsidy limit | ₹289 | ₹231 |
| Sikkim | ₹119 | ₹132 |
| Tamil Nadubilled every 2 months | ₹127 | ₹462 |
| Telanganamore at low use: the appliance takes the home past a free-units or subsidy limit | ₹237 | ₹208 |
| Tripura | ₹187 | ₹198 |
| Uttar Pradesh | ₹148 | ₹162 |
| Uttarakhand | ₹142 | ₹193 |
| West Bengalbilled quarterlywith Government of West Bengal domestic subsidy | ₹182 | ₹186 |
Why the cost differs so much
Your electricity is charged in slabs. An appliance adds its units at the top of what you already use, where each unit costs the most, and in some states it can push the whole bill into a dearer table or past the limit of a free-units scheme. That is why the same appliance costs very different amounts in different states, and in different homes in the same state.
Method and sources
- BEE ceiling fan star tables from 1 January 2026 (S.O. 3471(E), 14 August 2024): rated by service value, m³/min per watt; the same tables for BLDC fans
- Typical rating. BEE does not publish a usage figure for this appliance, so check the watts on its rating plate and change them in the calculator.