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Cheapest States to Charge a Tesla Model S

#1: Nevada at $499/year. The most expensive state costs 4.0× more.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Nevada13.11$499/year
2Nebraska13.25$505/year
3Utah13.37$509/year
4Louisiana13.49$514/year
5Tennessee14.07$536/year
6Arkansas14.12$538/year
7North Dakota14.12$538/year
8Kentucky14.26$543/year
9Oklahoma14.33$546/year
10Idaho14.37$547/year
11North Carolina14.74$562/year
12Mississippi14.88$567/year
13Washington14.91$568/year
14New Mexico15.06$574/year
15Florida15.10$575/year
16Montana15.14$577/year
17Arizona15.18$578/year
18Wyoming15.24$581/year
19South Dakota15.36$585/year
20West Virginia15.45$589/year
21South Carolina15.55$592/year
22Kansas15.71$598/year
23Iowa15.93$607/year
24Texas15.94$607/year
25Missouri16.22$618/year
26Oregon16.32$622/year
27Georgia16.36$623/year
28Alabama16.40$625/year
29Colorado17.13$653/year
30Virginia17.22$656/year
31Indiana17.51$667/year
32Minnesota17.52$667/year
33Ohio19.19$731/year
34Delaware19.29$735/year
35Wisconsin19.56$745/year
36Illinois19.89$758/year
37Pennsylvania21.73$828/year
38Maryland21.84$832/year
39Michigan22.99$876/year
40Connecticut24.32$926/year
41District of Columbia24.39$929/year
42Vermont24.44$931/year
43New Jersey24.95$950/year
44New Hampshire27.01$1,029/year
45Alaska28.21$1,075/year
46Rhode Island29.23$1,114/year
47New York29.49$1,123/year
48Maine29.59$1,127/year
49Massachusetts29.61$1,128/year
50California34.74$1,323/year
51Hawaii52.72$2,008/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Tesla Model S (100 kWh battery, 3.5 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.

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