Most Expensive States to Charge a Kia EV9
#1: Hawaii at $2,704/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Kia EV9 (99 kWh battery, 2.6 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 Hawaii 52.72 $2,704/year 2 California 34.74 $1,782/year 3 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,518/year 4 Maine 29.59 $1,517/year 5 New York 29.49 $1,512/year 6 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,499/year 7 Alaska 28.21 $1,447/year 8 New Hampshire 27.01 $1,385/year 9 New Jersey 24.95 $1,279/year 10 Vermont 24.44 $1,253/year 11 District of Columbia 24.39 $1,251/year 12 Connecticut 24.32 $1,247/year 13 Michigan 22.99 $1,179/year 14 Maryland 21.84 $1,120/year 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 $1,114/year 16 Illinois 19.89 $1,020/year 17 Wisconsin 19.56 $1,003/year 18 Delaware 19.29 $989/year 19 Ohio 19.19 $984/year 20 Minnesota 17.52 $898/year 21 Indiana 17.51 $898/year 22 Virginia 17.22 $883/year 23 Colorado 17.13 $878/year 24 Alabama 16.40 $841/year 25 Georgia 16.36 $839/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $837/year 27 Missouri 16.22 $832/year 28 Texas 15.94 $817/year 29 Iowa 15.93 $817/year 30 Kansas 15.71 $806/year 31 South Carolina 15.55 $797/year 32 West Virginia 15.45 $792/year 33 South Dakota 15.36 $788/year 34 Wyoming 15.24 $782/year 35 Arizona 15.18 $778/year 36 Montana 15.14 $776/year 37 Florida 15.10 $774/year 38 New Mexico 15.06 $772/year 39 Washington 14.91 $765/year 40 Mississippi 14.88 $763/year 41 North Carolina 14.74 $756/year 42 Idaho 14.37 $737/year 43 Oklahoma 14.33 $735/year 44 Kentucky 14.26 $731/year 45 North Dakota 14.12 $724/year 46 Arkansas 14.12 $724/year 47 Tennessee 14.07 $722/year 48 Louisiana 13.49 $692/year 49 Utah 13.37 $686/year 50 Nebraska 13.25 $679/year 51 Nevada 13.11 $672/year How we calculated this