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EV charging cost rankings: July 2026

In July 2026, Louisiana had the lowest residential electricity price (12.72¢/kWh) and Hawaii the highest (48.00¢/kWh).

States ranked by residential electricity price, July 2026 (1 = cheapest)
StateRankElectricity (¢/kWh)EV per 100 milesChange vs prior month
Louisiana112.72$4.26▼ −0.77¢
Nevada212.77$4.28▼ −0.34¢
Utah313.12$4.40▼ −0.25¢
North Dakota413.41$4.49▼ −0.71¢
Tennessee513.71$4.59▼ −0.36¢
Idaho613.73$4.60▼ −0.64¢
Nebraska713.78$4.62▲ +0.53¢
Kentucky813.81$4.63▼ −0.45¢
Arkansas914.33$4.80▲ +0.21¢
Oklahoma1014.35$4.81▲ +0.02¢
Wyoming1114.36$4.81▼ −0.88¢
Mississippi1214.54$4.87▼ −0.34¢
Washington1314.71$4.93▼ −0.20¢
Montana1414.99$5.02▼ −0.15¢
Florida1515.03$5.04▼ −0.07¢
North Carolina1615.16$5.08▲ +0.42¢
Kansas1715.27$5.12▼ −0.44¢
South Dakota1815.37$5.15▲ +0.01¢
Arizona1915.38$5.15▲ +0.20¢
South Carolina2015.47$5.18▼ −0.08¢
West Virginia2115.78$5.29▲ +0.33¢
Texas2215.88$5.32▼ −0.06¢
Oregon2315.97$5.35▼ −0.35¢
Iowa2415.99$5.36▲ +0.06¢
Missouri2516.09$5.39▼ −0.13¢
New Mexico2616.09$5.39▲ +1.03¢
Georgia2716.27$5.45▼ −0.09¢
Alabama2816.40$5.490.00¢
Indiana2916.73$5.60▼ −0.78¢
Colorado3017.00$5.70▼ −0.13¢
Minnesota3117.45$5.85▼ −0.07¢
Virginia3217.55$5.88▲ +0.33¢
Delaware3318.48$6.19▼ −0.81¢
Wisconsin3419.06$6.39▼ −0.50¢
Illinois3519.22$6.44▼ −0.67¢
Ohio3619.45$6.52▲ +0.26¢
Maryland3721.41$7.17▼ −0.43¢
Pennsylvania3821.71$7.27▼ −0.02¢
Michigan3923.05$7.72▲ +0.06¢
Vermont4023.75$7.96▼ −0.69¢
Connecticut4124.16$8.09▼ −0.16¢
New Jersey4225.19$8.44▲ +0.24¢
District of Columbia4325.21$8.45▲ +0.82¢
New Hampshire4426.60$8.91▼ −0.41¢
Rhode Island4528.29$9.48▼ −0.94¢
Alaska4628.83$9.66▲ +0.62¢
New York4729.89$10.01▲ +0.40¢
Massachusetts4830.49$10.21▲ +0.88¢
Maine4932.41$10.86▲ +2.82¢
California5033.61$11.26▼ −1.13¢
Hawaii5148.00$16.08▼ −4.72¢

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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.