Most Expensive States to Charge a Rivian R1S
#1: Hawaii at $3,515/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays. 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.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 Hawaii 52.72 $3,515/year 2 California 34.74 $2,316/year 3 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,974/year 4 Maine 29.59 $1,973/year 5 New York 29.49 $1,966/year 6 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,949/year 7 Alaska 28.21 $1,881/year 8 New Hampshire 27.01 $1,801/year 9 New Jersey 24.95 $1,663/year 10 Vermont 24.44 $1,629/year 11 District of Columbia 24.39 $1,626/year 12 Connecticut 24.32 $1,621/year 13 Michigan 22.99 $1,533/year 14 Maryland 21.84 $1,456/year 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 $1,449/year 16 Illinois 19.89 $1,326/year 17 Wisconsin 19.56 $1,304/year 18 Delaware 19.29 $1,286/year 19 Ohio 19.19 $1,279/year 20 Minnesota 17.52 $1,168/year 21 Indiana 17.51 $1,167/year 22 Virginia 17.22 $1,148/year 23 Colorado 17.13 $1,142/year 24 Alabama 16.40 $1,093/year 25 Georgia 16.36 $1,091/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $1,088/year 27 Missouri 16.22 $1,081/year 28 Texas 15.94 $1,063/year 29 Iowa 15.93 $1,062/year 30 Kansas 15.71 $1,047/year 31 South Carolina 15.55 $1,037/year 32 West Virginia 15.45 $1,030/year 33 South Dakota 15.36 $1,024/year 34 Wyoming 15.24 $1,016/year 35 Arizona 15.18 $1,012/year 36 Montana 15.14 $1,009/year 37 Florida 15.10 $1,007/year 38 New Mexico 15.06 $1,004/year 39 Washington 14.91 $994/year 40 Mississippi 14.88 $992/year 41 North Carolina 14.74 $983/year 42 Idaho 14.37 $958/year 43 Oklahoma 14.33 $955/year 44 Kentucky 14.26 $951/year 45 North Dakota 14.12 $941/year 46 Arkansas 14.12 $941/year 47 Tennessee 14.07 $938/year 48 Louisiana 13.49 $899/year 49 Utah 13.37 $891/year 50 Nebraska 13.25 $883/year 51 Nevada 13.11 $874/year How we calculated this