State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Virginia electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Virginia was 17.55¢ per kWh, compared with 15.78¢ in July 2025 (+11.2%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $163.05 for 1,067 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 17.55¢; +11.2% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $163.05; 1,067 kWh a month
2025 average price: 15.28¢; 3,684,498 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Dominion Energy Virginia	2,517,958	Full service	15.07¢
Appalachian Power	815,235	Full service	17.08¢
Kentucky Utilities	476,780	Full service	12.07¢
Rappahannock Electric Coop	172,883	Full service	15.49¢
Northern Virginia Elec Coop	169,027	Full service	12.60¢
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	86,656	Full service	14.49¢
Southside Electric Coop	57,305	Full service	15.48¢
City of Danville	38,226	Full service	15.81¢
Central Virginia Electric Coop	35,353	Full service	16.16¢
A & N Electric Coop	33,261	Full service	14.40¢
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	30,215	Full service	14.32¢
Powell Valley Electric Coop	27,788	Full service	12.20¢
Northern Neck Elec Coop	18,199	Full service	16.01¢
City of Harrisonburg	18,133	Full service	11.51¢
City of Manassas	13,945	Full service	12.31¢
Bristol Virginia Utilities	13,648	Full service	11.62¢
City of Salem	11,426	Full service	15.51¢
Prince George Electric Coop	10,917	Full service	13.52¢
Virginia Tech Electric Service	5,750	Full service	18.43¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 13 EIA respondents touch Virginia and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

BARC Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
City of Franklin - (VA) · Municipal
City of Martinsville - (VA) · Municipal
City of Radford - (VA) · Municipal
Community Electric Coop · Cooperative
Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop · Cooperative
Town of Bedford - (VA) · Municipal
Town of Blackstone - (VA) · Municipal
Town of Culpeper- (VA) · Municipal
Town of Elkton · Municipal
Town of Front Royal · Municipal
Town of Richlands - (VA) · Municipal
Town of Wakefield - (VA) · Municipal

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 17.55¢/kWh
500 kWh	$87.75
750 kWh	$131.63
1,000 kWh	$175.50
1,500 kWh	$263.25
2,000 kWh	$351.00

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Virginia State Corporation Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Virginia are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.