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Most Expensive States to Charge a Tesla Model S

#1: Hawaii at $2,008/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii52.72$2,008/year
2California34.74$1,323/year
3Massachusetts29.61$1,128/year
4Maine29.59$1,127/year
5New York29.49$1,123/year
6Rhode Island29.23$1,114/year
7Alaska28.21$1,075/year
8New Hampshire27.01$1,029/year
9New Jersey24.95$950/year
10Vermont24.44$931/year
11District of Columbia24.39$929/year
12Connecticut24.32$926/year
13Michigan22.99$876/year
14Maryland21.84$832/year
15Pennsylvania21.73$828/year
16Illinois19.89$758/year
17Wisconsin19.56$745/year
18Delaware19.29$735/year
19Ohio19.19$731/year
20Minnesota17.52$667/year
21Indiana17.51$667/year
22Virginia17.22$656/year
23Colorado17.13$653/year
24Alabama16.40$625/year
25Georgia16.36$623/year
26Oregon16.32$622/year
27Missouri16.22$618/year
28Texas15.94$607/year
29Iowa15.93$607/year
30Kansas15.71$598/year
31South Carolina15.55$592/year
32West Virginia15.45$589/year
33South Dakota15.36$585/year
34Wyoming15.24$581/year
35Arizona15.18$578/year
36Montana15.14$577/year
37Florida15.10$575/year
38New Mexico15.06$574/year
39Washington14.91$568/year
40Mississippi14.88$567/year
41North Carolina14.74$562/year
42Idaho14.37$547/year
43Oklahoma14.33$546/year
44Kentucky14.26$543/year
45North Dakota14.12$538/year
46Arkansas14.12$538/year
47Tennessee14.07$536/year
48Louisiana13.49$514/year
49Utah13.37$509/year
50Nebraska13.25$505/year
51Nevada13.11$499/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 (June 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.

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