Most Expensive States to Charge a Nissan Leaf SV Plus
#1: Hawaii at $2,008/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Nissan Leaf SV Plus (60 kWh battery, 3.5 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 $2,008/year 2 California 34.74 $1,323/year 3 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,128/year 4 Maine 29.59 $1,127/year 5 New York 29.49 $1,123/year 6 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,114/year 7 Alaska 28.21 $1,075/year 8 New Hampshire 27.01 $1,029/year 9 New Jersey 24.95 $950/year 10 Vermont 24.44 $931/year 11 District of Columbia 24.39 $929/year 12 Connecticut 24.32 $926/year 13 Michigan 22.99 $876/year 14 Maryland 21.84 $832/year 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 $828/year 16 Illinois 19.89 $758/year 17 Wisconsin 19.56 $745/year 18 Delaware 19.29 $735/year 19 Ohio 19.19 $731/year 20 Minnesota 17.52 $667/year 21 Indiana 17.51 $667/year 22 Virginia 17.22 $656/year 23 Colorado 17.13 $653/year 24 Alabama 16.40 $625/year 25 Georgia 16.36 $623/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $622/year 27 Missouri 16.22 $618/year 28 Texas 15.94 $607/year 29 Iowa 15.93 $607/year 30 Kansas 15.71 $598/year 31 South Carolina 15.55 $592/year 32 West Virginia 15.45 $589/year 33 South Dakota 15.36 $585/year 34 Wyoming 15.24 $581/year 35 Arizona 15.18 $578/year 36 Montana 15.14 $577/year 37 Florida 15.10 $575/year 38 New Mexico 15.06 $574/year 39 Washington 14.91 $568/year 40 Mississippi 14.88 $567/year 41 North Carolina 14.74 $562/year 42 Idaho 14.37 $547/year 43 Oklahoma 14.33 $546/year 44 Kentucky 14.26 $543/year 45 North Dakota 14.12 $538/year 46 Arkansas 14.12 $538/year 47 Tennessee 14.07 $536/year 48 Louisiana 13.49 $514/year 49 Utah 13.37 $509/year 50 Nebraska 13.25 $505/year 51 Nevada 13.11 $499/year How we calculated this