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Electricity prices in West Virginia

What homes in West Virginia pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
15.5¢ a kWh
Up 0.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$163 a month
Down 0.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,053 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
28 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, West Virginia homes paid 15.5¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

West Virginia vs the US

West VirginiaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202615.5¢18.0¢
Price in July 202615.8¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$163$156
Bill in July 2026$182$212
Average monthly use1,053 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+0.6%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+38%+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 May 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in West Virginia

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 99% of homes in West Virginia; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Appalachian Power (AEP)Investor-owned17.1¢+1.0%$194346,868
Monongahela PowerInvestor-owned14.4¢+0.8%$132333,734
Potomac EdisonInvestor-owned12.9¢-1.0%$161140,701
Wheeling PowerInvestor-owned17.7¢+0.8%$16234,025