Most Expensive States to Charge a BMW i4 eDrive40

#1: Hawaii at $2,067/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii52.72$2,067/year
2California34.74$1,362/year
3Massachusetts29.61$1,161/year
4Maine29.59$1,160/year
5New York29.49$1,156/year
6Rhode Island29.23$1,146/year
7Alaska28.21$1,106/year
8New Hampshire27.01$1,059/year
9New Jersey24.95$978/year
10Vermont24.44$958/year
11District of Columbia24.39$956/year
12Connecticut24.32$954/year
13Michigan22.99$902/year
14Maryland21.84$856/year
15Pennsylvania21.73$852/year
16Illinois19.89$780/year
17Wisconsin19.56$767/year
18Delaware19.29$756/year
19Ohio19.19$753/year
20Minnesota17.52$687/year
21Indiana17.51$687/year
22Virginia17.22$675/year
23Colorado17.13$672/year
24Alabama16.40$643/year
25Georgia16.36$642/year
26Oregon16.32$640/year
27Missouri16.22$636/year
28Texas15.94$625/year
29Iowa15.93$625/year
30Kansas15.71$616/year
31South Carolina15.55$610/year
32West Virginia15.45$606/year
33South Dakota15.36$602/year
34Wyoming15.24$598/year
35Arizona15.18$595/year
36Montana15.14$594/year
37Florida15.10$592/year
38New Mexico15.06$591/year
39Washington14.91$585/year
40Mississippi14.88$584/year
41North Carolina14.74$578/year
42Idaho14.37$564/year
43Oklahoma14.33$562/year
44Kentucky14.26$559/year
45North Dakota14.12$554/year
46Arkansas14.12$554/year
47Tennessee14.07$552/year
48Louisiana13.49$529/year
49Utah13.37$524/year
50Nebraska13.25$520/year
51Nevada13.11$514/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a BMW i4 eDrive40 (81 kWh battery, 3.4 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.