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Most Expensive States to Charge a Tesla Model S

#1: Hawaii at $1,776/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii46.62$1,776/year
2California35.25$1,343/year
3Connecticut32.24$1,228/year
4New York29.45$1,122/year
5Massachusetts29.45$1,122/year
6Maine28.42$1,083/year
7Rhode Island28.30$1,078/year
8Alaska27.35$1,042/year
9New Hampshire27.24$1,038/year
10District of Columbia25.41$968/year
11Vermont24.56$936/year
12New Jersey23.53$896/year
13Maryland22.07$841/year
14Pennsylvania21.47$818/year
15Michigan21.39$815/year
16Illinois20.47$780/year
17Ohio19.49$742/year
18Wisconsin19.21$732/year
19Delaware18.79$716/year
20Indiana17.90$682/year
21Alabama17.41$663/year
22Virginia17.38$662/year
23South Carolina17.06$650/year
24Texas16.99$647/year
25Mississippi16.76$638/year
26Colorado16.54$630/year
27Minnesota16.39$624/year
28North Carolina16.25$619/year
29West Virginia16.06$612/year
30Oregon15.78$601/year
31Kansas15.78$601/year
32Arizona15.48$590/year
33Florida15.38$586/year
34Georgia15.37$586/year
35New Mexico15.15$577/year
36Kentucky15.02$572/year
37Tennessee14.94$569/year
38Wyoming14.68$559/year
39South Dakota14.52$553/year
40Louisiana14.44$550/year
41Washington14.36$547/year
42Nevada14.29$544/year
43Arkansas14.16$539/year
44Missouri14.01$534/year
45Montana13.90$530/year
46Iowa13.86$528/year
47Oklahoma13.31$507/year
48Utah13.29$506/year
49Nebraska13.28$506/year
50Idaho12.70$484/year
51North Dakota12.35$470/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Tesla Model S (100 kWh battery, 3.5 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.

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