Renewable energy... The ELEPHANT noone wants to talk about!
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California rate is $0.25 per kWh (probably one of the most expensive in the country). So the numbers in the article are off by a factor of 5, at least. Arizona - as low as $0.07 per kWh; $0.11 per kWh in summer.
Regarding the electrical infrastructure - the average car is driven 40 miles a day. You can charge a Tesla on standard 120V / 12 Amps overnight for 8 hours and get enough charge for 40 miles (this is called 'Level 1 charging'). If you drive less than 40 miles/day on average, you'll fully charge over the course of time even on 120V/12A service. But if you need a full charge (ahead of a long drive) then yes, you will need 'Level 2' charging which is 50 amp. The chances of everyone on the street charging their Tesla's at 'Level 2' at the same time are pretty small; same issue would occur if everyone ran their electric dryer at the same time.
I'd never buy an EV personally, but let's at least get the basic concepts in order.
Consumers Energy in Whitmerland is trying to catch up to California. The "base" rate isn't bad, but after they add all the list of gibmedats (including a per kWh fee to pay for other people heating with electricity... in the summer...) it comes up just barely under 20 cents per kWh.
But wait, there's more. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, from 9am to 7pm there's an automatic 50% rate increase on every weekday. So almost 30 cents.