Lake Charles – Prien Lake Plaza
1772 W Prien Lake Road, 70601, Lake Charles, United States
Tesla drivers
$0.22–$0.47/kWh
typically $0.38/kWh · per kWh
Other EV drivers +36% vs Tesla
$0.30–$0.64/kWh
typically $0.51/kWh · this site may not be open to other EVs
Price around the clock
Site-local time (America/Chicago). Published time-of-use windows.
Best time to charge
00:00–08:00, 23:00–24:00
Tesla drivers pay $0.22/kWh then, 53% less than the peak of $0.47/kWh.
Typical ≈ $0.38/kWh in USD.
How pricing works here
Time-of-use pricing: the rate depends on the clock. Charging is cheaper off-peak and costs more during peak hours.
- 00:00–04:00: Tesla $0.22, others $0.30
- 04:00–08:00: Tesla $0.22, others $0.30
- 08:00–23:00: Tesla $0.47, others $0.64
- 23:00–24:00: Tesla $0.22, others $0.30
The data also holds a plain fallback rate. It isn't the headline, because the published schedule above takes precedence.
Idle / congestion fee: $0.50/min once the car is done charging and the site is busy.
Price across the day
Busy times
How full the site usually is, by weekday and hour (week 2026-W41).
Price history
No price change has been recorded yet.
| From | Model | Tesla | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026, 17:54 UTC | Time-of-use | $0.22–$0.47/kWh | $0.30–$0.64/kWh |
Good to know
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Prices as published by the network; unofficial, may be out of date. About the data