Archive for May 2026, EIA data
EV charging cost rankings: May 2026
In May 2026, Idaho had the lowest residential electricity price (12.35¢/kWh) and Hawaii the highest (52.00¢/kWh).
| State | Rank | Electricity (¢/kWh) | EV per 100 miles | Change vs prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 1 | 12.35 | $4.14 | ▼ −0.35¢ |
| Utah | 2 | 12.96 | $4.34 | ▼ −0.33¢ |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 13.38 | $4.48 | ▲ +0.07¢ |
| Nebraska | 4 | 13.59 | $4.55 | ▲ +0.30¢ |
| Nevada | 5 | 13.60 | $4.56 | ▼ −0.69¢ |
| North Dakota | 6 | 13.61 | $4.56 | ▲ +1.26¢ |
| Missouri | 7 | 13.68 | $4.58 | ▼ −0.33¢ |
| New Mexico | 8 | 14.12 | $4.73 | ▼ −1.03¢ |
| Iowa | 9 | 14.14 | $4.74 | ▲ +0.28¢ |
| Louisiana | 10 | 14.15 | $4.74 | ▼ −0.29¢ |
| Arkansas | 11 | 14.36 | $4.81 | ▲ +0.20¢ |
| Tennessee | 12 | 14.47 | $4.85 | ▼ −0.47¢ |
| Montana | 13 | 14.67 | $4.91 | ▲ +0.77¢ |
| Wyoming | 14 | 14.80 | $4.96 | ▲ +0.12¢ |
| Washington | 15 | 14.95 | $5.01 | ▲ +0.59¢ |
| Kentucky | 16 | 14.98 | $5.02 | ▼ −0.04¢ |
| North Carolina | 17 | 15.09 | $5.06 | ▼ −1.16¢ |
| Kansas | 18 | 15.13 | $5.07 | ▼ −0.65¢ |
| Florida | 19 | 15.17 | $5.08 | ▼ −0.44¢ |
| Arizona | 20 | 15.23 | $5.10 | ▼ −0.25¢ |
| South Dakota | 21 | 15.73 | $5.27 | ▲ +1.21¢ |
| Georgia | 22 | 15.84 | $5.31 | ▲ +0.47¢ |
| Colorado | 23 | 16.16 | $5.41 | ▼ −0.38¢ |
| Mississippi | 24 | 16.16 | $5.41 | ▼ −0.60¢ |
| South Carolina | 25 | 16.18 | $5.42 | ▼ −0.88¢ |
| Oregon | 26 | 16.27 | $5.45 | ▲ +0.49¢ |
| Texas | 27 | 16.44 | $5.51 | ▼ −0.56¢ |
| Alabama | 28 | 16.77 | $5.62 | ▼ −0.64¢ |
| West Virginia | 29 | 16.80 | $5.63 | ▲ +0.74¢ |
| Minnesota | 30 | 16.95 | $5.68 | ▲ +0.56¢ |
| Virginia | 31 | 17.61 | $5.90 | ▲ +0.23¢ |
| Indiana | 32 | 18.15 | $6.08 | ▲ +0.25¢ |
| Delaware | 33 | 19.38 | $6.49 | ▲ +0.59¢ |
| Ohio | 34 | 19.52 | $6.54 | ▲ +0.03¢ |
| Wisconsin | 35 | 19.74 | $6.61 | ▲ +0.53¢ |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 21.55 | $7.22 | ▲ +0.08¢ |
| Maryland | 37 | 21.78 | $7.30 | ▼ −0.29¢ |
| Michigan | 38 | 22.01 | $7.37 | ▲ +0.62¢ |
| New Jersey | 39 | 23.27 | $7.80 | ▼ −0.26¢ |
| Illinois | 40 | 23.85 | $7.99 | ▲ +3.38¢ |
| Vermont | 41 | 24.89 | $8.34 | ▲ +0.32¢ |
| District of Columbia | 42 | 25.40 | $8.51 | ▼ −0.01¢ |
| New Hampshire | 43 | 27.33 | $9.16 | ▲ +0.09¢ |
| Connecticut | 44 | 27.37 | $9.17 | ▼ −4.87¢ |
| Alaska | 45 | 28.19 | $9.44 | ▲ +0.84¢ |
| Maine | 46 | 28.63 | $9.59 | ▲ +0.21¢ |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 28.82 | $9.65 | ▼ −0.63¢ |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 29.46 | $9.87 | ▲ +1.16¢ |
| New York | 49 | 29.93 | $10.03 | ▲ +0.48¢ |
| California | 50 | 33.25 | $11.14 | ▼ −2.04¢ |
| Hawaii | 51 | 52.00 | $17.42 | ▲ +5.38¢ |