Most Expensive States to Charge a Tesla Model Y Long Range

#1: Hawaii at $1,900/year. That is 4.0× what the cheapest state pays.

RankStateRate (¢/kWh)Annual home charging cost
1Hawaii52.72$1,900/year
2California34.74$1,252/year
3Massachusetts29.61$1,067/year
4Maine29.59$1,066/year
5New York29.49$1,063/year
6Rhode Island29.23$1,053/year
7Alaska28.21$1,017/year
8New Hampshire27.01$973/year
9New Jersey24.95$899/year
10Vermont24.44$881/year
11District of Columbia24.39$879/year
12Connecticut24.32$876/year
13Michigan22.99$828/year
14Maryland21.84$787/year
15Pennsylvania21.73$783/year
16Illinois19.89$717/year
17Wisconsin19.56$705/year
18Delaware19.29$695/year
19Ohio19.19$692/year
20Minnesota17.52$631/year
21Indiana17.51$631/year
22Virginia17.22$621/year
23Colorado17.13$617/year
24Alabama16.40$591/year
25Georgia16.36$590/year
26Oregon16.32$588/year
27Missouri16.22$584/year
28Texas15.94$574/year
29Iowa15.93$574/year
30Kansas15.71$566/year
31South Carolina15.55$560/year
32West Virginia15.45$557/year
33South Dakota15.36$554/year
34Wyoming15.24$549/year
35Arizona15.18$547/year
36Montana15.14$546/year
37Florida15.10$544/year
38New Mexico15.06$543/year
39Washington14.91$537/year
40Mississippi14.88$536/year
41North Carolina14.74$531/year
42Idaho14.37$518/year
43Oklahoma14.33$516/year
44Kentucky14.26$514/year
45North Dakota14.12$509/year
46Arkansas14.12$509/year
47Tennessee14.07$507/year
48Louisiana13.49$486/year
49Utah13.37$482/year
50Nebraska13.25$477/year
51Nevada13.11$472/year

How we calculated this

For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Tesla Model Y Long Range (75 kWh battery, 3.7 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.