Most Expensive States to Charge a Rivian R1S

#1: Hawaii at $3,515/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii52.72$3,515/year
2California34.74$2,316/year
3Massachusetts29.61$1,974/year
4Maine29.59$1,973/year
5New York29.49$1,966/year
6Rhode Island29.23$1,949/year
7Alaska28.21$1,881/year
8New Hampshire27.01$1,801/year
9New Jersey24.95$1,663/year
10Vermont24.44$1,629/year
11District of Columbia24.39$1,626/year
12Connecticut24.32$1,621/year
13Michigan22.99$1,533/year
14Maryland21.84$1,456/year
15Pennsylvania21.73$1,449/year
16Illinois19.89$1,326/year
17Wisconsin19.56$1,304/year
18Delaware19.29$1,286/year
19Ohio19.19$1,279/year
20Minnesota17.52$1,168/year
21Indiana17.51$1,167/year
22Virginia17.22$1,148/year
23Colorado17.13$1,142/year
24Alabama16.40$1,093/year
25Georgia16.36$1,091/year
26Oregon16.32$1,088/year
27Missouri16.22$1,081/year
28Texas15.94$1,063/year
29Iowa15.93$1,062/year
30Kansas15.71$1,047/year
31South Carolina15.55$1,037/year
32West Virginia15.45$1,030/year
33South Dakota15.36$1,024/year
34Wyoming15.24$1,016/year
35Arizona15.18$1,012/year
36Montana15.14$1,009/year
37Florida15.10$1,007/year
38New Mexico15.06$1,004/year
39Washington14.91$994/year
40Mississippi14.88$992/year
41North Carolina14.74$983/year
42Idaho14.37$958/year
43Oklahoma14.33$955/year
44Kentucky14.26$951/year
45North Dakota14.12$941/year
46Arkansas14.12$941/year
47Tennessee14.07$938/year
48Louisiana13.49$899/year
49Utah13.37$891/year
50Nebraska13.25$883/year
51Nevada13.11$874/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Rivian R1S (135 kWh battery, 2.0 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.