Cheapest States to Charge a Tesla Model Y Long Range

#1: Nevada at $472/year. The most expensive state costs 4.0× more.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Nevada13.11$472/year
2Nebraska13.25$477/year
3Utah13.37$482/year
4Louisiana13.49$486/year
5Tennessee14.07$507/year
6Arkansas14.12$509/year
7North Dakota14.12$509/year
8Kentucky14.26$514/year
9Oklahoma14.33$516/year
10Idaho14.37$518/year
11North Carolina14.74$531/year
12Mississippi14.88$536/year
13Washington14.91$537/year
14New Mexico15.06$543/year
15Florida15.10$544/year
16Montana15.14$546/year
17Arizona15.18$547/year
18Wyoming15.24$549/year
19South Dakota15.36$554/year
20West Virginia15.45$557/year
21South Carolina15.55$560/year
22Kansas15.71$566/year
23Iowa15.93$574/year
24Texas15.94$574/year
25Missouri16.22$584/year
26Oregon16.32$588/year
27Georgia16.36$590/year
28Alabama16.40$591/year
29Colorado17.13$617/year
30Virginia17.22$621/year
31Indiana17.51$631/year
32Minnesota17.52$631/year
33Ohio19.19$692/year
34Delaware19.29$695/year
35Wisconsin19.56$705/year
36Illinois19.89$717/year
37Pennsylvania21.73$783/year
38Maryland21.84$787/year
39Michigan22.99$828/year
40Connecticut24.32$876/year
41District of Columbia24.39$879/year
42Vermont24.44$881/year
43New Jersey24.95$899/year
44New Hampshire27.01$973/year
45Alaska28.21$1,017/year
46Rhode Island29.23$1,053/year
47New York29.49$1,063/year
48Maine29.59$1,066/year
49Massachusetts29.61$1,067/year
50California34.74$1,252/year
51Hawaii52.72$1,900/year

How we calculated this

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.