Cheapest States to Charge a Rivian R1S

#1: North Dakota at $823/year. The most expensive state costs 3.8× more.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1North Dakota12.35$823/year
2Idaho12.70$847/year
3Nebraska13.28$885/year
4Utah13.29$886/year
5Oklahoma13.31$887/year
6Iowa13.86$924/year
7Montana13.90$927/year
8Missouri14.01$934/year
9Arkansas14.16$944/year
10Nevada14.29$953/year
11Washington14.36$957/year
12Louisiana14.44$963/year
13South Dakota14.52$968/year
14Wyoming14.68$979/year
15Tennessee14.94$996/year
16Kentucky15.02$1,001/year
17New Mexico15.15$1,010/year
18Georgia15.37$1,025/year
19Florida15.38$1,025/year
20Arizona15.48$1,032/year
21Kansas15.78$1,052/year
22Oregon15.78$1,052/year
23West Virginia16.06$1,071/year
24North Carolina16.25$1,083/year
25Minnesota16.39$1,093/year
26Colorado16.54$1,103/year
27Mississippi16.76$1,117/year
28Texas16.99$1,133/year
29South Carolina17.06$1,137/year
30Virginia17.38$1,159/year
31Alabama17.41$1,161/year
32Indiana17.90$1,193/year
33Delaware18.79$1,253/year
34Wisconsin19.21$1,281/year
35Ohio19.49$1,299/year
36Illinois20.47$1,365/year
37Michigan21.39$1,426/year
38Pennsylvania21.47$1,431/year
39Maryland22.07$1,471/year
40New Jersey23.53$1,569/year
41Vermont24.56$1,637/year
42District of Columbia25.41$1,694/year
43New Hampshire27.24$1,816/year
44Alaska27.35$1,823/year
45Rhode Island28.30$1,887/year
46Maine28.42$1,895/year
47Massachusetts29.45$1,963/year
48New York29.45$1,963/year
49Connecticut32.24$2,149/year
50California35.25$2,350/year
51Hawaii46.62$3,108/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 (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.