Cheapest States to Charge a Tesla Model Y Long Range
#1: Nevada at $472/year. The most expensive state costs 4.0× more. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Tesla Model Y Long Range (75 kWh battery, 3.7 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.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 Nevada 13.11 $472/year 2 Nebraska 13.25 $477/year 3 Utah 13.37 $482/year 4 Louisiana 13.49 $486/year 5 Tennessee 14.07 $507/year 6 Arkansas 14.12 $509/year 7 North Dakota 14.12 $509/year 8 Kentucky 14.26 $514/year 9 Oklahoma 14.33 $516/year 10 Idaho 14.37 $518/year 11 North Carolina 14.74 $531/year 12 Mississippi 14.88 $536/year 13 Washington 14.91 $537/year 14 New Mexico 15.06 $543/year 15 Florida 15.10 $544/year 16 Montana 15.14 $546/year 17 Arizona 15.18 $547/year 18 Wyoming 15.24 $549/year 19 South Dakota 15.36 $554/year 20 West Virginia 15.45 $557/year 21 South Carolina 15.55 $560/year 22 Kansas 15.71 $566/year 23 Iowa 15.93 $574/year 24 Texas 15.94 $574/year 25 Missouri 16.22 $584/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $588/year 27 Georgia 16.36 $590/year 28 Alabama 16.40 $591/year 29 Colorado 17.13 $617/year 30 Virginia 17.22 $621/year 31 Indiana 17.51 $631/year 32 Minnesota 17.52 $631/year 33 Ohio 19.19 $692/year 34 Delaware 19.29 $695/year 35 Wisconsin 19.56 $705/year 36 Illinois 19.89 $717/year 37 Pennsylvania 21.73 $783/year 38 Maryland 21.84 $787/year 39 Michigan 22.99 $828/year 40 Connecticut 24.32 $876/year 41 District of Columbia 24.39 $879/year 42 Vermont 24.44 $881/year 43 New Jersey 24.95 $899/year 44 New Hampshire 27.01 $973/year 45 Alaska 28.21 $1,017/year 46 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,053/year 47 New York 29.49 $1,063/year 48 Maine 29.59 $1,066/year 49 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,067/year 50 California 34.74 $1,252/year 51 Hawaii 52.72 $1,900/year How we calculated this