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Electricity prices in Virginia

What homes in Virginia pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
16.5¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Up 9.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,051 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
22 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Virginia homes paid 16.5¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Virginia vs the US

VirginiaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202616.5¢18.0¢
Price in July 202617.6¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$156
Bill in July 2026$228$212
Average monthly use1,051 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+37%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Virginia

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 86% of homes in Virginia; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Dominion Energy VirginiaInvestor-owned17.0¢+18%$1742,431,588
Appalachian Power (AEP)Investor-owned16.5¢-4.6%$176469,428
Rappahannock Electric CooperativeCooperative15.8¢+3.3%$192174,120
Shenandoah Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative14.8¢+5.1%$17487,990
A & N Electric CooperativeCooperative14.8¢+8.9%$14533,242
Kentucky UtilitiesInvestor-owned15.9¢+8.8%$19222,453

Heating fuels in Virginia: heating oil, propane.