On November 3, 2026, the average public DC fast charger in the United States cost about $0.55 per kWh for a driver without a membership. That is the national figure from the DCFC Tracker price index, which prices 12,409 sites and 69,514 stalls. It sits about three times above the roughly 18 cents per kWh the average U.S. household pays for electricity at home (EIA, August 2026 data). Fast charging is a convenience product, and the price reflects that.
The national average hides most of what matters when you are about to plug in. The network sets a rough band, the state moves the number more than the network does, and a membership can move it more than either. This page lays out all three, with a date on every figure.
How to read these numbers
Every price below comes from DCFC Tracker, an independent price tracker that collects posted rates from the networks. Three details of its method shape what the numbers mean:
- Where a site uses time-of-use pricing, the tracker records its peak rate. Averages therefore lean toward the high end of what a driver pays.
- Averages are unweighted across sites. A rural site counts the same as a busy metro hub.
- Free sites and per-minute-only sites are excluded. The tracker states that prices "reflect the rate published at the last sync, which may differ from the rate charged at the stall."
So treat these as a map of the market, not a quote. The price on the charger screen or in the network's app before you start a session is the only price that binds.
Average price by network, November 3, 2026
| Network | Average per kWh | Sites tracked | What to know |
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| EVgo | $0.639 | 891 | Unchanged from October. Median $0.61. |
| Tesla Supercharger (standard rate) | $0.624 | 2,398 | Members average $0.434. Up from $0.604 in May. |
| Electrify America | $0.613 | 1,196 | Down 0.3% from October after a summer of increases. |
| Pilot Flying J | $0.589 | not reported | Flat since May, within a few tenths of a cent. |
| Rivian Adventure Network (non-Rivian rate) | $0.550 | not reported | Rivian owners average $0.482. |
Sources: DCFC Tracker reports for EVgo, Tesla Supercharger, Electrify America, and the reports index, all with data as of November 3, 2026. November reports finalize on November 30, so these figures can still shift by a cent or two.
Two things stand out. First, the spread between the cheapest and most expensive network average is under 10 cents. Choosing a network on price alone moves your bill less than you might expect. Second, the direction this year has been up. Tesla's standard average climbed from $0.604 in May to $0.624 in October, with the biggest jumps in September (2.05%) and October (1.74%).
Electrify America's year tells the same story with a sharper edge. The tracker's June 2026 report logged price increases at 760 Electrify America sites and cuts at only 53, with an average move on repriced sites of plus 8.3%. The June average was $0.617. Through the fall the network has eased back, and the November report so far shows 26 cuts, at least nine at Walmart locations moving from $0.56 to $0.48, and no increases. The average is $0.613.
The state spread is wider than the network spread
Where the charger sits changes the price more than who owns it. Within a single network:
- Electrify America: California averages $0.693 per kWh across 301 sites. Alabama averages $0.507 across 9. New York, with 87 sites, averages $0.539 and Utah $0.515. The gap between the top and bottom of the table is about 19 cents.
- EVgo: New Hampshire averages $0.680 and Nevada $0.570, an 11-cent range. California, where EVgo has 413 tracked sites, averages $0.665 and Texas $0.581.
- Tesla Supercharger (standard rate): Washington, D.C. averages $0.91, Hawaii $0.84, and California and Arizona $0.74 each. Nebraska averages $0.41, Missouri $0.48, and Texas $0.52. The gap between D.C. and Nebraska is 50 cents, though D.C. has only 3 tracked Tesla sites and Nebraska 6, so treat the extremes as small samples.
Across all networks, the tracker's national page lists the five most expensive states for non-members as Hawaii ($1.062), Washington, D.C. ($0.695), New Jersey ($0.692), California ($0.630), and Connecticut ($0.617). The five cheapest are Nebraska ($0.391), Iowa ($0.441), Missouri ($0.450), Mississippi ($0.465), and Vermont ($0.469). Hawaii costs more than two and a half times Nebraska.
The pattern follows local electricity costs, which feed through to the network's price. A fast charger pays utility demand charges on its peak draw, and states with high commercial rates, high demand charges, or high land costs price accordingly. For more on how that works, see DC Fast Charging ROI: Why the Math Is Different.
Memberships change the math
The rate you see for non-members is not what every driver pays. Tesla's data shows the largest effect. Its member average was $0.434 per kWh against $0.624 standard, so members pay about 30% less. The tracker lists the membership at $12.99 per month, which by the tracker's math pays for itself for a non-Tesla driver past about 68 kWh of fast charging a month. That works out to a few road-trip stops or a regular public charging habit. The tracker describes the member rate as what Tesla drivers pay automatically and what other EV drivers unlock with Tesla's paid Supercharging membership.
Other networks sell subscriptions too, and those discounts are smaller and change often. The tracker's figures for Electrify America, EVgo, and the rest are non-member peak rates, so a subscription would take something off them. Check the plan terms in the network's app, because they are set by the network and not tracked here.
What it costs to fill up
A rough cost for a session, from the averages above. A driver adding 40 kWh, about 50 percent of a typical 80 kWh pack, pays roughly:
- $22 at the national average of $0.55
- $25 at Tesla's standard average of $0.624
- $26 at EVgo's average of $0.639
- $17 at a Tesla member rate of $0.434
- $7 at a typical home rate of 18 cents
Nobody pays an average. At the cheapest and most expensive states, the same 40 kWh runs from about $16 to about $42 on non-member rates. The home column is the reason most drivers charge at home and use fast charging for trips. For home costs in detail, see What Home Charging Actually Costs.
The kWh price is also not the whole bill. Idle fees apply if you leave the car plugged in after charging ends, and some sites add a session fee. Public EV Charging Idle Fees by Network covers what each network bills for overstaying.
For site hosts: price against the local market
If you are setting a price for chargers you own, the tables above are the local-market benchmark to start from. The spread matters here too. A host in Nebraska pricing at the Hawaii level would be roughly 2.7 times the going rate and would see it in utilization. A host in California pricing at the national average is giving margin away, because the local market already sits at $0.66 to $0.74 depending on the network (EVgo $0.665, Electrify America $0.693, Tesla standard $0.736 in California).
Check three things before copying any network's number:
- Your own cost floor. Electricity cost, including demand charges, plus payment and platform fees. The market rate is only useful above that floor.
- The nearest competing site. Open the apps for the networks within a few miles and read their posted prices at the time of day your customers will charge.
- Your state's rules on how you may bill. Where a state has adopted the NIST method-of-sale rule, electricity sold as vehicle fuel must be sold by the kWh, with time-based fees limited to separately disclosed parking or overstay charges. Pricing Commercial EV Charging walks through the legal constraint and the method of setting a rate.
What to watch
The sources that updated this page publish monthly, so the numbers change. Two signals are worth watching. One is whether Electrify America keeps retreating from its summer increases; its November median is $0.60. The other is Tesla's standard rate, which rose in September and October after dipping in August.
Last factually verified: November 3, 2026. Network, state, and national price figures are from DCFC Tracker (dcfctracker.com): the national price index, its Electrify America, EVgo, and Tesla Supercharger reports, the reports index for Rivian Adventure Network and Pilot Flying J, and its methodology page, all with data as of November 3, 2026. DCFC Tracker is a third-party aggregator, not affiliated with any charging network, and its November reports were still in progress at the time of writing. We did not independently price individual stalls. Home electricity price is from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Electric Power Monthly (August 2026 data). Networks change prices without notice; confirm the price in the network's app before you charge.
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