Most Expensive States to Charge a Mercedes-Benz EQE
#1: Hawaii at $2,197/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays. 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.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 Hawaii 52.72 $2,197/year 2 California 34.74 $1,448/year 3 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,234/year 4 Maine 29.59 $1,233/year 5 New York 29.49 $1,229/year 6 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,218/year 7 Alaska 28.21 $1,175/year 8 New Hampshire 27.01 $1,125/year 9 New Jersey 24.95 $1,040/year 10 Vermont 24.44 $1,018/year 11 District of Columbia 24.39 $1,016/year 12 Connecticut 24.32 $1,013/year 13 Michigan 22.99 $958/year 14 Maryland 21.84 $910/year 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 $905/year 16 Illinois 19.89 $829/year 17 Wisconsin 19.56 $815/year 18 Delaware 19.29 $804/year 19 Ohio 19.19 $800/year 20 Minnesota 17.52 $730/year 21 Indiana 17.51 $730/year 22 Virginia 17.22 $718/year 23 Colorado 17.13 $714/year 24 Alabama 16.40 $683/year 25 Georgia 16.36 $682/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $680/year 27 Missouri 16.22 $676/year 28 Texas 15.94 $664/year 29 Iowa 15.93 $664/year 30 Kansas 15.71 $655/year 31 South Carolina 15.55 $648/year 32 West Virginia 15.45 $644/year 33 South Dakota 15.36 $640/year 34 Wyoming 15.24 $635/year 35 Arizona 15.18 $632/year 36 Montana 15.14 $631/year 37 Florida 15.10 $629/year 38 New Mexico 15.06 $628/year 39 Washington 14.91 $621/year 40 Mississippi 14.88 $620/year 41 North Carolina 14.74 $614/year 42 Idaho 14.37 $599/year 43 Oklahoma 14.33 $597/year 44 Kentucky 14.26 $594/year 45 North Dakota 14.12 $588/year 46 Arkansas 14.12 $588/year 47 Tennessee 14.07 $586/year 48 Louisiana 13.49 $562/year 49 Utah 13.37 $557/year 50 Nebraska 13.25 $552/year 51 Nevada 13.11 $546/year How we calculated this