Cost to charge an EV in Alaska (2026)
Alaska's home electricity price is 27.35¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV runs about $93/month ($1,116/year), which makes it the 44th cheapest of the 50 states and DC.
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Alaska · 27.35¢/kWh
$93 /mo
$1,116 a year to charge at home
- Cost per 100 miles
- $8.21
- Like paying for gas at
- $2.46/gal
- Gas car (30 mpg)
- $1,768/yr
- The EV saves
- +$652/yr
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Home charging; public fast charging costs more. Electricity prices: EIA, April 2026.
Alaska EV charging, by the numbers
- Residential electricity price
- 27.35¢/kWh
- Cost to drive 100 miles
- $8.21
- Gas-equivalent price
- $2.46/gal
- Home charging, per month
- $93
- Home charging, per year
- $1,116
- Gas car (30 mpg), per year
- $1,768
- The EV saves, per year
- +$652
- National rank
- #44 of 51
At 27.35¢/kWh, Alaska's residential electricity price sits above the US average of 18.83¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV (13,600 mi/yr at 30 kWh/100 mi) at home costs about $93/month here, versus about $64/month at the national average. That works out to $8.21 per 100 miles, or a gas-equivalent $2.46/gallon next to a $3.90 pump price for a 30 mpg car.
Alaska ranks #44 of the 50 states and DC, cheapest to priciest. The cheapest is North Dakota at $3.71 per 100 miles; the most expensive is Hawaii at $13.99.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to charge an EV in Alaska?
At Alaska's residential electricity price of 27.35¢/kWh and typical driving (about 13,600 miles a year at 30 kWh/100 miles), charging a typical EV at home costs roughly $93 a month, about $1,116 a year. Public DC fast charging costs more.
Is it cheaper to charge an EV or buy gas in Alaska?
For home charging, yes. Charging runs about $1,116 a year in Alaska versus roughly $1,768 in gasoline for a 30 mpg car at $3.90 a gallon, a difference of about $652 a year.
What is the gas-equivalent price of charging in Alaska?
About $2.46 per gas-equivalent gallon: the electricity to drive as far as one gallon of gas carries a 30 mpg car. Compare that to the $3.90 pump price. Driving 100 miles on electricity costs about $8.21 here.
Electricity price for Alaska: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, April 2026. Charging and gas figures are estimates for typical US driving; see how the numbers are built. Home charging; public fast charging costs more.