Most Expensive States to Charge a Rivian R1T

#1: Hawaii at $2,960/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii46.62$2,960/year
2California35.25$2,238/year
3Connecticut32.24$2,047/year
4New York29.45$1,870/year
5Massachusetts29.45$1,870/year
6Maine28.42$1,804/year
7Rhode Island28.30$1,797/year
8Alaska27.35$1,737/year
9New Hampshire27.24$1,730/year
10District of Columbia25.41$1,613/year
11Vermont24.56$1,559/year
12New Jersey23.53$1,494/year
13Maryland22.07$1,401/year
14Pennsylvania21.47$1,363/year
15Michigan21.39$1,358/year
16Illinois20.47$1,300/year
17Ohio19.49$1,237/year
18Wisconsin19.21$1,220/year
19Delaware18.79$1,193/year
20Indiana17.90$1,137/year
21Alabama17.41$1,105/year
22Virginia17.38$1,103/year
23South Carolina17.06$1,083/year
24Texas16.99$1,079/year
25Mississippi16.76$1,064/year
26Colorado16.54$1,050/year
27Minnesota16.39$1,041/year
28North Carolina16.25$1,032/year
29West Virginia16.06$1,020/year
30Oregon15.78$1,002/year
31Kansas15.78$1,002/year
32Arizona15.48$983/year
33Florida15.38$977/year
34Georgia15.37$976/year
35New Mexico15.15$962/year
36Kentucky15.02$954/year
37Tennessee14.94$949/year
38Wyoming14.68$932/year
39South Dakota14.52$922/year
40Louisiana14.44$917/year
41Washington14.36$912/year
42Nevada14.29$907/year
43Arkansas14.16$899/year
44Missouri14.01$890/year
45Montana13.90$883/year
46Iowa13.86$880/year
47Oklahoma13.31$845/year
48Utah13.29$844/year
49Nebraska13.28$843/year
50Idaho12.70$806/year
51North Dakota12.35$784/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Rivian R1T (135 kWh battery, 2.1 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.