Cheapest States to Charge a Rivian R1S

#1: Nevada at $874/year. The most expensive state costs 4.0× more.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Nevada13.11$874/year
2Nebraska13.25$883/year
3Utah13.37$891/year
4Louisiana13.49$899/year
5Tennessee14.07$938/year
6Arkansas14.12$941/year
7North Dakota14.12$941/year
8Kentucky14.26$951/year
9Oklahoma14.33$955/year
10Idaho14.37$958/year
11North Carolina14.74$983/year
12Mississippi14.88$992/year
13Washington14.91$994/year
14New Mexico15.06$1,004/year
15Florida15.10$1,007/year
16Montana15.14$1,009/year
17Arizona15.18$1,012/year
18Wyoming15.24$1,016/year
19South Dakota15.36$1,024/year
20West Virginia15.45$1,030/year
21South Carolina15.55$1,037/year
22Kansas15.71$1,047/year
23Iowa15.93$1,062/year
24Texas15.94$1,063/year
25Missouri16.22$1,081/year
26Oregon16.32$1,088/year
27Georgia16.36$1,091/year
28Alabama16.40$1,093/year
29Colorado17.13$1,142/year
30Virginia17.22$1,148/year
31Indiana17.51$1,167/year
32Minnesota17.52$1,168/year
33Ohio19.19$1,279/year
34Delaware19.29$1,286/year
35Wisconsin19.56$1,304/year
36Illinois19.89$1,326/year
37Pennsylvania21.73$1,449/year
38Maryland21.84$1,456/year
39Michigan22.99$1,533/year
40Connecticut24.32$1,621/year
41District of Columbia24.39$1,626/year
42Vermont24.44$1,629/year
43New Jersey24.95$1,663/year
44New Hampshire27.01$1,801/year
45Alaska28.21$1,881/year
46Rhode Island29.23$1,949/year
47New York29.49$1,966/year
48Maine29.59$1,973/year
49Massachusetts29.61$1,974/year
50California34.74$2,316/year
51Hawaii52.72$3,515/year

How we calculated this

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 (June 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.