Most Expensive States to Charge a Subaru Solterra
#1: Hawaii at $2,343/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Subaru Solterra (71 kWh battery, 3.0 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 $2,343/year 2 California 34.74 $1,544/year 3 Massachusetts 29.61 $1,316/year 4 Maine 29.59 $1,315/year 5 New York 29.49 $1,311/year 6 Rhode Island 29.23 $1,299/year 7 Alaska 28.21 $1,254/year 8 New Hampshire 27.01 $1,200/year 9 New Jersey 24.95 $1,109/year 10 Vermont 24.44 $1,086/year 11 District of Columbia 24.39 $1,084/year 12 Connecticut 24.32 $1,081/year 13 Michigan 22.99 $1,022/year 14 Maryland 21.84 $971/year 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 $966/year 16 Illinois 19.89 $884/year 17 Wisconsin 19.56 $869/year 18 Delaware 19.29 $857/year 19 Ohio 19.19 $853/year 20 Minnesota 17.52 $779/year 21 Indiana 17.51 $778/year 22 Virginia 17.22 $765/year 23 Colorado 17.13 $761/year 24 Alabama 16.40 $729/year 25 Georgia 16.36 $727/year 26 Oregon 16.32 $725/year 27 Missouri 16.22 $721/year 28 Texas 15.94 $708/year 29 Iowa 15.93 $708/year 30 Kansas 15.71 $698/year 31 South Carolina 15.55 $691/year 32 West Virginia 15.45 $687/year 33 South Dakota 15.36 $683/year 34 Wyoming 15.24 $677/year 35 Arizona 15.18 $675/year 36 Montana 15.14 $673/year 37 Florida 15.10 $671/year 38 New Mexico 15.06 $669/year 39 Washington 14.91 $663/year 40 Mississippi 14.88 $661/year 41 North Carolina 14.74 $655/year 42 Idaho 14.37 $639/year 43 Oklahoma 14.33 $637/year 44 Kentucky 14.26 $634/year 45 North Dakota 14.12 $628/year 46 Arkansas 14.12 $628/year 47 Tennessee 14.07 $625/year 48 Louisiana 13.49 $600/year 49 Utah 13.37 $594/year 50 Nebraska 13.25 $589/year 51 Nevada 13.11 $583/year How we calculated this