Cheapest States to Charge a Rivian R1S
#1: North Dakota at $823/year. The most expensive state costs 3.8× more. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Rivian R1S (135 kWh battery, 2.0 mi/kWh EPA efficiency) driving 12,000 miles per year, at the state's average residential rate. Charging losses of ~10% are accounted for. State electricity prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 North Dakota 12.35 $823/year 2 Idaho 12.70 $847/year 3 Nebraska 13.28 $885/year 4 Utah 13.29 $886/year 5 Oklahoma 13.31 $887/year 6 Iowa 13.86 $924/year 7 Montana 13.90 $927/year 8 Missouri 14.01 $934/year 9 Arkansas 14.16 $944/year 10 Nevada 14.29 $953/year 11 Washington 14.36 $957/year 12 Louisiana 14.44 $963/year 13 South Dakota 14.52 $968/year 14 Wyoming 14.68 $979/year 15 Tennessee 14.94 $996/year 16 Kentucky 15.02 $1,001/year 17 New Mexico 15.15 $1,010/year 18 Georgia 15.37 $1,025/year 19 Florida 15.38 $1,025/year 20 Arizona 15.48 $1,032/year 21 Kansas 15.78 $1,052/year 22 Oregon 15.78 $1,052/year 23 West Virginia 16.06 $1,071/year 24 North Carolina 16.25 $1,083/year 25 Minnesota 16.39 $1,093/year 26 Colorado 16.54 $1,103/year 27 Mississippi 16.76 $1,117/year 28 Texas 16.99 $1,133/year 29 South Carolina 17.06 $1,137/year 30 Virginia 17.38 $1,159/year 31 Alabama 17.41 $1,161/year 32 Indiana 17.90 $1,193/year 33 Delaware 18.79 $1,253/year 34 Wisconsin 19.21 $1,281/year 35 Ohio 19.49 $1,299/year 36 Illinois 20.47 $1,365/year 37 Michigan 21.39 $1,426/year 38 Pennsylvania 21.47 $1,431/year 39 Maryland 22.07 $1,471/year 40 New Jersey 23.53 $1,569/year 41 Vermont 24.56 $1,637/year 42 District of Columbia 25.41 $1,694/year 43 New Hampshire 27.24 $1,816/year 44 Alaska 27.35 $1,823/year 45 Rhode Island 28.30 $1,887/year 46 Maine 28.42 $1,895/year 47 Massachusetts 29.45 $1,963/year 48 New York 29.45 $1,963/year 49 Connecticut 32.24 $2,149/year 50 California 35.25 $2,350/year 51 Hawaii 46.62 $3,108/year How we calculated this