Buena Vista city, Virginia Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Buena Vista city, Virginia Electricity Overview

When calculating by number of customers, Dominion Energy is the largest supplier in Buena Vista city.

Citizens of Buena Vista city pay around 6.07% less than the $145.55 state average monthly residential electricity expense.

Buena Vista city has no electricity production plants and must import all of the electricity consumed in the county.

With a population of 6,649 citizens, Buena Vista city is the 2776th largest county in the nation.

Buena Vista city is ranked as the 125th highest consuming county out of 133 counties in Virginia with over 100,000 megawatt hours being used by customers who live there.

Customers in Buena Vista city face an average of 1.12 outages lasting 125.36 minutes per year, compared to the national averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes an outage.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption
100,386 MWh
Consumption per Capita
15.1 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions
29,131,328 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,381.31 kg

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Residential Electricity Prices

In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 815 positions to 9,300th, from last year's value of 10,115th
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,313 positions to 9,230th, from last year's value of 10,543rd
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 929 positions to 9,230th, from last month's value of 10,159th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 143 positions to 440th, from last year's value of 583rd
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 46 positions to 394th, from last year's value of 440th
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 46 positions to 394th, from last month's value of 440th
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate decreased by 4.74% to 13.32 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.98 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 2 positions to 9,300th, from last month's value of 9,302nd
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 1.37% to 13.89 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.7 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the residential electricity rate increased by 2.1% to 13.32 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.05 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.4% to 13.89 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.95 ¢ / kWh

Commercial Electricity Prices

In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 312 positions to 25,851st, from last year's value of 25,539th
In Buena Vista, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 72 positions to 25,854th, from last month's value of 25,926th
In Buena Vista, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 14 positions to 25,854th, from last year's value of 25,840th
In Buena Vista, the commercial electricity bill increased by 10.78% to $1,441.76, from last year's value of $1,301.49
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 2.48% to $1,493.96, from last year's value of $1,457.79
In Buena Vista, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 5.08% to $1,441.76, from last month's value of $1,518.86
In Buena Vista, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 3 positions to 659th, from last month's value of 656th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 658th, from last year's value of 659th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1 position to 25,851st, from last month's value of 25,852nd
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 658th, from last month's value of 659th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.79% to $1,493.96, from last month's value of $1,482.27

Industrial Electricity Prices

In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 5,501 positions to 14,363rd, from last year's value of 8,862nd
In Buena Vista, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,611 positions to 11,096th, from last year's value of 13,707th
In Buena Vista, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,152 positions to 11,096th, from last month's value of 12,248th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 51 positions to 14,363rd, from last month's value of 14,414th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 3.75% to 8.34 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.04 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.97% to 7.75 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.16 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 338th, from last year's value of 336th
In Buena Vista, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.57% to 7.75 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.88 ¢ / kWh
In Buena Vista, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th
In Buena Vista, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.4% to 8.34 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.37 ¢ / kWh

Buena Vista Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

13.32¢ per kWh

2.1% higher than last month
4.74% lower than February last year
5.04% lower than the Virginia average
18.25% lower than the US average
394th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 46 since last month
The state rank has increased by 46 since February last year
9,230th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has increased by 929 since last month
The national rank has increased by 1,313 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

13.89¢ per kWh

0.4% lower than last month
1.37% higher than February last year
3.4% lower than the Virginia average
17.99% lower than the US average
440th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 143 since February last year
9,300th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
The national rank has increased by 815 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$140.17 per month

17.25% lower than last month
4.54% higher than February last year
13.76% lower than the Virginia average
11.81% higher than the US average
338th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 54 since last month
The state rank is the same since February last year
17,587th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has increased by 693 since last month
The national rank has increased by 410 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$135.34 per month

0.38% higher than last month
3.05% lower than February last year
7% lower than the Virginia average
2.12% higher than the US average
394th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
14,326th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 247 since last month
The national rank has increased by 1,303 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

8.66¢ per kWh

8.28% lower than last month
4.04% lower than February last year
18.31% lower than the Virginia average
36.43% lower than the US average
337th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
3,458th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 1,714 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 472 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

8.83¢ per kWh

0.34% lower than last month
6.96% lower than February last year
16.42% lower than the Virginia average
37.45% lower than the US average
338th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank is the same since February last year
2,088th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 349 since last month
The national rank has increased by 1,304 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$1,441.76 per month

5.08% lower than last month
10.78% higher than February last year
44.51% higher than the Virginia average
13.82% lower than the US average
659th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
The state rank is the same since February last year
25,854th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 72 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 14 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$1,493.96 per month

0.79% higher than last month
2.48% higher than February last year
45.76% higher than the Virginia average
9.04% lower than the US average
658th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
25,851st in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 312 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

7.75¢ per kWh

1.57% lower than last month
4.97% lower than February last year
12.3% lower than the Virginia average
21.3% lower than the US average
338th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
11,096th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 1,152 since last month
The national rank has increased by 2,611 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

8.34¢ per kWh

0.4% lower than last month
3.75% higher than February last year
9.89% lower than the Virginia average
18.27% lower than the US average
338th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 2 since February last year
14,363rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 51 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 5,501 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$35,731.16 per month

7.31% lower than last month
43.26% lower than February last year
23.16% lower than the Virginia average
16.56% higher than the US average
557th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 43 since February last year
20,951st in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has dropped by 17 since last month
The national rank has increased by 2,264 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$47,043.49 per month

4.6% lower than last month
27.05% lower than February last year
12.78% lower than the Virginia average
38% higher than the US average
557th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
The state rank has increased by 46 since February last year
21,327th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 931 since last month
The national rank has increased by 1,605 since February last year

Buena Vista, VA Electricity Overview

Residents who call Buena Vista home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.25 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 7.10% above the average Virginia rate of 14.24 cents. Dominion Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Buena Vista deal with 1.12 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 125.36 minutes.

Coming in at as the 174th worst ranked city out of 676 cities in Virginia, Buena Vista releases 29,131,327.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 4,381.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 235th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Buena Vista

Buena Vista residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.

Historical Electricity Rates:

532^nd15.25¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Buena Vista

283^rd$136.65Average residential monthly electricity bill for Buena Vista Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Buena Vista, Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
BARC Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	15.60	136.95	128,175.37	19,992,616.43
Dominion Energy	BUNDLED	13.80	135.39	27,811,139.19	3,837,449,196
Strategic Energy LLC	ENERGY
Texas Retail Energy	ENERGY

Buena Vista city, Virginia Details

There are 4 companies in Buena Vista city offering electricity. Of those 4, 2 of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has above average net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more feasible.

Buena Vista city electricity providers who report energy loss average roughly 3.14% of their energy lost per year. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Buena Vista city a rank of 399th best in the United States out of 3230.

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FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Buena Vista city, Virginia?

The largest electricity provider in Buena Vista city, Virginia by total customer count is Dominion Energy.

How many electric companies offer service in Buena Vista city, Virginia?

There are 4 electricity providers operating in Buena Vista city, Virginia.

What electricity companies offer service in Buena Vista city, Virginia?

County Customers Rank	Provider	Est. County Customers
1	Dominion Energy	13
2	BARC Electric Cooperative	4

Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese

Published: 2024-04-22

Buena Vista city, Virginia Electricity Rates & Statistics