Most Expensive States to Charge a Rivian R1T
#1: Hawaii at $2,960/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays. 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.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 Hawaii 46.62 $2,960/year 2 California 35.25 $2,238/year 3 Connecticut 32.24 $2,047/year 4 New York 29.45 $1,870/year 5 Massachusetts 29.45 $1,870/year 6 Maine 28.42 $1,804/year 7 Rhode Island 28.30 $1,797/year 8 Alaska 27.35 $1,737/year 9 New Hampshire 27.24 $1,730/year 10 District of Columbia 25.41 $1,613/year 11 Vermont 24.56 $1,559/year 12 New Jersey 23.53 $1,494/year 13 Maryland 22.07 $1,401/year 14 Pennsylvania 21.47 $1,363/year 15 Michigan 21.39 $1,358/year 16 Illinois 20.47 $1,300/year 17 Ohio 19.49 $1,237/year 18 Wisconsin 19.21 $1,220/year 19 Delaware 18.79 $1,193/year 20 Indiana 17.90 $1,137/year 21 Alabama 17.41 $1,105/year 22 Virginia 17.38 $1,103/year 23 South Carolina 17.06 $1,083/year 24 Texas 16.99 $1,079/year 25 Mississippi 16.76 $1,064/year 26 Colorado 16.54 $1,050/year 27 Minnesota 16.39 $1,041/year 28 North Carolina 16.25 $1,032/year 29 West Virginia 16.06 $1,020/year 30 Oregon 15.78 $1,002/year 31 Kansas 15.78 $1,002/year 32 Arizona 15.48 $983/year 33 Florida 15.38 $977/year 34 Georgia 15.37 $976/year 35 New Mexico 15.15 $962/year 36 Kentucky 15.02 $954/year 37 Tennessee 14.94 $949/year 38 Wyoming 14.68 $932/year 39 South Dakota 14.52 $922/year 40 Louisiana 14.44 $917/year 41 Washington 14.36 $912/year 42 Nevada 14.29 $907/year 43 Arkansas 14.16 $899/year 44 Missouri 14.01 $890/year 45 Montana 13.90 $883/year 46 Iowa 13.86 $880/year 47 Oklahoma 13.31 $845/year 48 Utah 13.29 $844/year 49 Nebraska 13.28 $843/year 50 Idaho 12.70 $806/year 51 North Dakota 12.35 $784/year How we calculated this