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Virginia Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Virginia, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
17.55¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
11.68¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
10.07¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$163/mo
2025, 1,067 kWh a month

Virginia electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202617.55¢
Dec 202515.27¢
Dec 202414.37¢
Dec 202313.54¢
Dec 202213.81¢
Dec 202111.71¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202617.55¢/kWh+11.2%3,725,797
Jun 202617.22¢/kWh+13.1%3,721,460
May 202617.61¢/kWh+15.4%3,717,653
Apr 202617.38¢/kWh+13.7%3,715,962
Mar 202617.05¢/kWh+14.5%3,714,764
Feb 202615.96¢/kWh+12.2%3,711,670
Jan 202615.87¢/kWh+13.8%3,710,239
Dec 202515.27¢/kWh+6.3%3,707,509
Nov 202515.94¢/kWh+8.2%3,703,207
Oct 202516.36¢/kWh+10.6%3,701,796
Sep 202516.62¢/kWh+9.1%3,697,469
Aug 202515.83¢/kWh+11.7%3,693,032
Jul 202515.78¢/kWh+11.4%3,688,612
Jun 202515.23¢/kWh+0.9%3,683,595
May 202515.26¢/kWh+3.0%3,677,026
Apr 202515.28¢/kWh+3.4%3,675,696
Mar 202514.89¢/kWh+2.4%3,672,236
Feb 202514.22¢/kWh+3.0%3,669,420
Jan 202513.94¢/kWh+4.6%3,669,337
Dec 202414.37¢/kWh+6.1%3,675,789
Nov 202414.73¢/kWh+5.7%3,671,070
Oct 202414.79¢/kWh+4.4%3,668,616
Sep 202415.24¢/kWh+3.7%3,665,424
Aug 202414.17¢/kWh+2.3%3,661,776

Electric utilities in Virginia

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 35

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
Virginia Electric & Power CoInvestor Owned2,681,23115.20¢/kWh$158/mo
Appalachian Power CoInvestor Owned551,87617.16¢/kWh$186/mo
Rappahannock Electric CoopCooperative184,42115.49¢/kWh$185/mo
Northern Virginia Elec CoopCooperative184,10412.60¢/kWh$144/mo
Shenandoah Valley Elec CoopCooperative102,23014.49¢/kWh$174/mo
Southside Electric Coop, IncCooperative59,79915.48¢/kWh$180/mo
City of Danville - (VA)Municipal43,41615.81¢/kWh$162/mo
Central Virginia Electric CoopCooperative40,19416.16¢/kWh$200/mo
A & N Electric CoopCooperative37,49114.40¢/kWh$143/mo
Mecklenburg Electric CooperativeCooperative32,00914.32¢/kWh$150/mo
Kentucky Utilities CoInvestor Owned27,58515.32¢/kWh$190/mo
City of Harrisonburg - (VA)Municipal21,77011.51¢/kWh$112/mo
Northern Neck Elec Coop, IncCooperative20,90616.01¢/kWh$192/mo
City of Manassas - (VA)Municipal16,63312.31¢/kWh$136/mo
Bristol Virginia UtilitiesMunicipal16,51811.62¢/kWh$144/mo
City of Salem - (VA)Municipal13,65415.51¢/kWh$147/mo
BARC Electric Coop IncCooperative13,117Not reportedNot reported
Prince George Electric CoopCooperative12,47413.52¢/kWh$188/mo
Community Electric CoopCooperative12,106Not reportedNot reported
Powell Valley Electric CoopCooperative8,40612.13¢/kWh$140/mo
Town of Front RoyalMunicipal7,811Not reportedNot reported
City of Martinsville - (VA)Municipal7,787Not reportedNot reported
City of Radford - (VA)Municipal7,598Not reportedNot reported
Town of Bedford - (VA)Municipal7,070Not reportedNot reported
Craig-Botetourt Electric CoopCooperative6,955Not reportedNot reported
Virginia Tech Electric ServiceState6,93218.43¢/kWh$148/mo
Town of Culpeper- (VA)Municipal6,006Not reportedNot reported
City of Franklin - (VA)Municipal5,722Not reportedNot reported
Town of Richlands - (VA)Municipal2,419Not reportedNot reported
Town of Blackstone - (VA)Municipal2,056Not reportedNot reported
Palmetto Solar, LLCBehind the Meter1,12519.72¢/kWh$48/mo
Town of ElktonMunicipal1,112Not reportedNot reported
Town of Wakefield - (VA)Municipal540Not reportedNot reported
Tesla Inc.Behind the Meter68Not reported$15/mo

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Virginia?
Homes in Virginia paid an average of 17.55¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 15.78¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Virginia?
Virginia had the 20th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Virginia?
The average Virginia home used 1,067 kWh a month and paid $163.05 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Virginia?
Virginia Electric & Power Co serves the most customers in Virginia, about 2,681,231 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026