2026 Tesla Model S: home charging cost in Texas

In Texas, home electricity runs 16.11¢/kWh — put a 2026 Tesla Model S's EPA-rated 27.1 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.37, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 72.7% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model S: yearly cost in Texas

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model S charged at home in Texas costs about $656/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,747 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Tesla Model S needs roughly 111.2 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 410-mile range, which runs about $17.92 at 16.11¢/kWh in Texas.

2026 Tesla Model S in Texas, ranked

This combination ranks 1,986 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model S alone ranks 20 of 400 models for efficiency; Texas alone ranks 28 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model S at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Texas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.11¢/kWh, Texas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.