Most Expensive States to Charge a Chevrolet Equinox EV

#1: Hawaii at $1,828/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii46.62$1,828/year
2California35.25$1,382/year
3Connecticut32.24$1,264/year
4New York29.45$1,155/year
5Massachusetts29.45$1,155/year
6Maine28.42$1,115/year
7Rhode Island28.30$1,110/year
8Alaska27.35$1,073/year
9New Hampshire27.24$1,068/year
10District of Columbia25.41$996/year
11Vermont24.56$963/year
12New Jersey23.53$923/year
13Maryland22.07$865/year
14Pennsylvania21.47$842/year
15Michigan21.39$839/year
16Illinois20.47$803/year
17Ohio19.49$764/year
18Wisconsin19.21$753/year
19Delaware18.79$737/year
20Indiana17.90$702/year
21Alabama17.41$683/year
22Virginia17.38$682/year
23South Carolina17.06$669/year
24Texas16.99$666/year
25Mississippi16.76$657/year
26Colorado16.54$649/year
27Minnesota16.39$643/year
28North Carolina16.25$637/year
29West Virginia16.06$630/year
30Oregon15.78$619/year
31Kansas15.78$619/year
32Arizona15.48$607/year
33Florida15.38$603/year
34Georgia15.37$603/year
35New Mexico15.15$594/year
36Kentucky15.02$589/year
37Tennessee14.94$586/year
38Wyoming14.68$576/year
39South Dakota14.52$569/year
40Louisiana14.44$566/year
41Washington14.36$563/year
42Nevada14.29$560/year
43Arkansas14.16$555/year
44Missouri14.01$549/year
45Montana13.90$545/year
46Iowa13.86$544/year
47Oklahoma13.31$522/year
48Utah13.29$521/year
49Nebraska13.28$521/year
50Idaho12.70$498/year
51North Dakota12.35$484/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Chevrolet Equinox EV (85 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 (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.