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Archive for April 2026, EIA data

EV charging cost rankings: April 2026

In April 2026, North Dakota had the lowest residential electricity price (12.35¢/kWh) and Hawaii the highest (46.62¢/kWh).

States ranked by residential electricity price, April 2026 (1 = cheapest)
StateRankElectricity (¢/kWh)EV per 100 milesChange vs prior month
North Dakota112.35$4.14▲ +0.41¢
Idaho212.70$4.25▼ −0.30¢
Nebraska313.29$4.45▲ +0.38¢
Utah413.29$4.45▲ +0.12¢
Oklahoma513.31$4.46▼ −0.26¢
Iowa613.86$4.64▲ +0.45¢
Montana713.90$4.66▲ +0.43¢
Missouri814.01$4.69▲ +0.57¢
Arkansas914.16$4.74▲ +0.53¢
Nevada1014.29$4.79▲ +0.13¢
Washington1114.36$4.81▼ −0.03¢
Louisiana1214.44$4.84▲ +0.28¢
South Dakota1314.52$4.86▲ +0.24¢
Wyoming1414.68$4.92▲ +1.09¢
Tennessee1514.94$5.00▼ −0.14¢
Kentucky1615.02$5.03▲ +0.13¢
New Mexico1715.15$5.08▲ +0.34¢
Georgia1815.37$5.15▲ +0.36¢
Arizona1915.48$5.19▼ −0.13¢
Florida2015.61$5.23▲ +0.24¢
Kansas2115.78$5.29▲ +0.44¢
Oregon2215.78$5.29▲ +0.90¢
West Virginia2316.06$5.38▼ −0.31¢
North Carolina2416.25$5.44▲ +0.25¢
Minnesota2516.39$5.49▲ +0.70¢
Colorado2616.54$5.54▼ −0.20¢
Mississippi2716.76$5.61▲ +0.46¢
Texas2817.00$5.70▲ +0.61¢
South Carolina2917.06$5.72▲ +0.60¢
Virginia3017.38$5.82▲ +0.33¢
Alabama3117.41$5.83▲ +0.26¢
Indiana3217.90$6.00▲ +0.05¢
Delaware3318.79$6.29▲ +1.15¢
Wisconsin3419.21$6.44▲ +0.43¢
Ohio3519.49$6.53▲ +0.71¢
Illinois3620.47$6.86▲ +1.62¢
Michigan3721.39$7.17▲ +0.20¢
Pennsylvania3821.47$7.19▲ +0.55¢
Maryland3922.07$7.39▼ −0.13¢
New Jersey4023.53$7.88▲ +0.05¢
Vermont4124.57$8.23▲ +0.46¢
District of Columbia4225.41$8.51▲ +0.41¢
New Hampshire4327.24$9.13▲ +0.32¢
Alaska4427.35$9.16▲ +0.19¢
Rhode Island4528.30$9.48▼ −1.61¢
Maine4628.42$9.52▲ +0.11¢
Massachusetts4729.45$9.87▼ −0.76¢
New York4829.45$9.87▲ +0.90¢
Connecticut4932.24$10.80▲ +1.79¢
California5035.29$11.82▲ +2.01¢
Hawaii5146.62$15.62▲ +4.39¢

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Data updated October 26, 2026. Sources: EIA Electric Power Monthly (August 2026 residential prices), EIA weekly gasoline prices (October 19, 2026), EPA vehicle data. See the methodology.