Charging an electric car in Alaska
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $74 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $5.02 a gallon (West Coast except California (PADD 5) average, October 2026) costs about $197.
On a time-of-use plan, charging in the cheapest hours beats the flat average. The table shows, for each utility, the plan with the lowest total bill for a typical Alaska home that adds 1,000 EV miles a month, averaged over the year, and what plugging in at 6 pm would cost instead.
Other models: cost to charge by model. Your car, miles and plan: EV charging cost calculator.
Average electric bill in Alaska
Over the last 12 months the average price was 26.94¢ per kWh and the average home used 588 kWh a month, so a typical Alaska household spent about $158 a month on electricity, or $1,901 a year. Use is 33% below the US average of 875 kWh a month, peaking in January at 828 kWh.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Chugach North District’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Alaska preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $1.38 per therm over the 12 months to August 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 1,197 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Alaska produces about 912 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
Alaska electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in Alaska?
Homes in Alaska paid an average of 29.41¢ per kWh in August 2026, against 18.16¢ for the US, which ranks the state #5 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 26.94¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in Alaska?
About $158 a month ($1,901 a year): the average Alaska home used 588 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 26.94¢/kWh. Use peaks in January, at 828 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in Alaska?
Alaska's average residential price was 29.41¢/kWh in August 2026, 5.8% higher than a year earlier.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Alaska?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $74 at the state's average home price, against about $197 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do Alaska utilities offer time-of-use plans?
None of the Chugach North District plans modeled here is time-of-use: the price per kWh does not depend on the hour.