Most Expensive States to Charge a Mercedes-Benz EQE

#1: Hawaii at $1,942/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii46.62$1,942/year
2California35.25$1,469/year
3Connecticut32.24$1,343/year
4New York29.45$1,227/year
5Massachusetts29.45$1,227/year
6Maine28.42$1,184/year
7Rhode Island28.30$1,179/year
8Alaska27.35$1,140/year
9New Hampshire27.24$1,135/year
10District of Columbia25.41$1,059/year
11Vermont24.56$1,023/year
12New Jersey23.53$980/year
13Maryland22.07$920/year
14Pennsylvania21.47$895/year
15Michigan21.39$891/year
16Illinois20.47$853/year
17Ohio19.49$812/year
18Wisconsin19.21$800/year
19Delaware18.79$783/year
20Indiana17.90$746/year
21Alabama17.41$725/year
22Virginia17.38$724/year
23South Carolina17.06$711/year
24Texas16.99$708/year
25Mississippi16.76$698/year
26Colorado16.54$689/year
27Minnesota16.39$683/year
28North Carolina16.25$677/year
29West Virginia16.06$669/year
30Oregon15.78$658/year
31Kansas15.78$658/year
32Arizona15.48$645/year
33Florida15.38$641/year
34Georgia15.37$640/year
35New Mexico15.15$631/year
36Kentucky15.02$626/year
37Tennessee14.94$622/year
38Wyoming14.68$612/year
39South Dakota14.52$605/year
40Louisiana14.44$602/year
41Washington14.36$598/year
42Nevada14.29$595/year
43Arkansas14.16$590/year
44Missouri14.01$584/year
45Montana13.90$579/year
46Iowa13.86$578/year
47Oklahoma13.31$555/year
48Utah13.29$554/year
49Nebraska13.28$553/year
50Idaho12.70$529/year
51North Dakota12.35$515/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 (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.