Most Expensive States to Charge a Kia EV9

#1: Hawaii at $2,391/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii46.62$2,391/year
2California35.25$1,808/year
3Connecticut32.24$1,653/year
4New York29.45$1,510/year
5Massachusetts29.45$1,510/year
6Maine28.42$1,457/year
7Rhode Island28.30$1,451/year
8Alaska27.35$1,403/year
9New Hampshire27.24$1,397/year
10District of Columbia25.41$1,303/year
11Vermont24.56$1,259/year
12New Jersey23.53$1,207/year
13Maryland22.07$1,132/year
14Pennsylvania21.47$1,101/year
15Michigan21.39$1,097/year
16Illinois20.47$1,050/year
17Ohio19.49$999/year
18Wisconsin19.21$985/year
19Delaware18.79$964/year
20Indiana17.90$918/year
21Alabama17.41$893/year
22Virginia17.38$891/year
23South Carolina17.06$875/year
24Texas16.99$871/year
25Mississippi16.76$859/year
26Colorado16.54$848/year
27Minnesota16.39$841/year
28North Carolina16.25$833/year
29West Virginia16.06$824/year
30Oregon15.78$809/year
31Kansas15.78$809/year
32Arizona15.48$794/year
33Florida15.38$789/year
34Georgia15.37$788/year
35New Mexico15.15$777/year
36Kentucky15.02$770/year
37Tennessee14.94$766/year
38Wyoming14.68$753/year
39South Dakota14.52$745/year
40Louisiana14.44$741/year
41Washington14.36$736/year
42Nevada14.29$733/year
43Arkansas14.16$726/year
44Missouri14.01$718/year
45Montana13.90$713/year
46Iowa13.86$711/year
47Oklahoma13.31$683/year
48Utah13.29$682/year
49Nebraska13.28$681/year
50Idaho12.70$651/year
51North Dakota12.35$633/year

How we calculated this

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 (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.