Most Expensive States to Charge a Mercedes-Benz EQE

#1: Hawaii at $2,197/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii52.72$2,197/year
2California34.74$1,448/year
3Massachusetts29.61$1,234/year
4Maine29.59$1,233/year
5New York29.49$1,229/year
6Rhode Island29.23$1,218/year
7Alaska28.21$1,175/year
8New Hampshire27.01$1,125/year
9New Jersey24.95$1,040/year
10Vermont24.44$1,018/year
11District of Columbia24.39$1,016/year
12Connecticut24.32$1,013/year
13Michigan22.99$958/year
14Maryland21.84$910/year
15Pennsylvania21.73$905/year
16Illinois19.89$829/year
17Wisconsin19.56$815/year
18Delaware19.29$804/year
19Ohio19.19$800/year
20Minnesota17.52$730/year
21Indiana17.51$730/year
22Virginia17.22$718/year
23Colorado17.13$714/year
24Alabama16.40$683/year
25Georgia16.36$682/year
26Oregon16.32$680/year
27Missouri16.22$676/year
28Texas15.94$664/year
29Iowa15.93$664/year
30Kansas15.71$655/year
31South Carolina15.55$648/year
32West Virginia15.45$644/year
33South Dakota15.36$640/year
34Wyoming15.24$635/year
35Arizona15.18$632/year
36Montana15.14$631/year
37Florida15.10$629/year
38New Mexico15.06$628/year
39Washington14.91$621/year
40Mississippi14.88$620/year
41North Carolina14.74$614/year
42Idaho14.37$599/year
43Oklahoma14.33$597/year
44Kentucky14.26$594/year
45North Dakota14.12$588/year
46Arkansas14.12$588/year
47Tennessee14.07$586/year
48Louisiana13.49$562/year
49Utah13.37$557/year
50Nebraska13.25$552/year
51Nevada13.11$546/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Mercedes-Benz EQE (91 kWh battery, 3.2 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.