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Chesapeake city, Virginia Electricity Overview

With 198,729 megawatt hours generated by solar, Chesapeake city ranks 179th out of 3230 counties in the United States for solar power electricity production.

Chesapeake city has achieved a 17.76% rise in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production over the course of the past year.

Chesapeake city generates 34,550.17 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 651st out of 3230 counties in the United States for natural gas generation.

Chesapeake city has the 320th worst pollution level due to electricity consumption in the United States, releasing 1,080,247,476.92 kilograms of CO2 gases.

By megawatt hours sold, the largest provider in Chesapeake city is Dominion Energy.

Chesapeake city has seen a rise in electricity generation from solar energy of 17.76% year over year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption
3,812,052 MWh
Consumption per Capita
15.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production
261,560 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
198,729 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
62,831 MWh
Production per Capita
1.04 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions
1,080,247,477 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,278.41 kg

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Residential Electricity Prices

In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,313 positions to 9,230th, from last year's value of 10,543rd
In Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 929 positions to 9,230th, from last month's value of 10,159th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 143 positions to 440th, from last year's value of 583rd
In Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 46 positions to 394th, from last year's value of 440th
In Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 46 positions to 394th, from last month's value of 440th
In Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate decreased by 4.74% to 13.32 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.98 ¢ / kWh
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the residential electricity rate increased by 2.1% to 13.32 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.05 ¢ / kWh
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 72 positions to 25,854th, from last month's value of 25,926th
In Chesapeake, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 14 positions to 25,854th, from last year's value of 25,840th
In Chesapeake, the commercial electricity bill increased by 10.78% to $1,441.76, from last year's value of $1,301.49
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 5.08% to $1,441.76, from last month's value of $1,518.86
In Chesapeake, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 3 positions to 659th, from last month's value of 656th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 658th, from last year's value of 659th
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 658th, from last month's value of 659th
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,611 positions to 11,096th, from last year's value of 13,707th
In Chesapeake, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,152 positions to 11,096th, from last month's value of 12,248th
In Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.97% to 7.75 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.16 ¢ / kWh
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 338th, from last year's value of 336th
In Chesapeake, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.57% to 7.75 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.88 ¢ / kWh
In Chesapeake, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th
In Chesapeake, 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

Electricity Production from Solar

In Chesapeake, the solar production increased by 202.17% to 28,507 MWhs, from last year's value of 9,434 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the solar production increased by 58.69% to 28,507 MWhs, from last month's value of 17,964 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 11.81% to 15,689.85 MWhs, from last month's value of 14,033.15 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 11 positions to 33rd, from last year's value of 22nd
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 10.99% to 15,689.85 MWhs, from last year's value of 14,136.77 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the solar production national rank increased by 19 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 46th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank increased by 4 positions to 33rd, from last month's value of 37th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank increased by 1 position to 2nd, from last year's value of 3rd
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank increased by 1 position to 2nd, from last month's value of 3rd
In Chesapeake, the solar production state rank increased by 2 positions to 1st, from last year's value of 3rd
In Chesapeake, the solar production national rank increased by 1 position to 27th, from last month's value of 28th

Electricity Production from Natural Gas

In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 634 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 427th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 2,611.73 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 5 positions to 11th, from last year's value of 6th
In Chesapeake, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
In Chesapeake, the natural gas production state rank dropped by 1 position to 11th, from last month's value of 10th

Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil

In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 976 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 23rd
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 2,116.57 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 18 positions to 22nd, from last year's value of 4th
In Chesapeake, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
In Chesapeake, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
In Chesapeake, the distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 1 position to 23rd, from last month's value of 22nd

Electricity Production from Coal

In Chesapeake, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 210th
In Chesapeake, the coal production national rank increased by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 213th

Electricity Production from All Fuel Types

In Chesapeake, the total production increased by 202.17% to 28,507 MWhs, from last year's value of 9,434 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 59 positions to 339th, from last year's value of 398th
In Chesapeake, the total production national rank increased by 84 positions to 273rd, from last year's value of 357th
In Chesapeake, the total production increased by 58.69% to 28,507 MWhs, from last month's value of 17,964 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the total production national rank increased by 57 positions to 273rd, from last month's value of 330th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 16.83% to 15,689.85 MWhs, from last year's value of 18,865.07 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 11.81% to 15,689.85 MWhs, from last month's value of 14,033.15 MWhs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 339th, from last month's value of 350th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 1 position to 8th, from last year's value of 9th
In Chesapeake, the total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 7th, from last year's value of 9th

Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas

In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 687 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 379th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1745020.953846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 6 positions to 11th, from last year's value of 5th

Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil

In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 988 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 20th
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 2002611.656 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 20 positions to 23rd, from last year's value of 3rd

Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types

In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,248 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 451st
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3747632.609846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Chesapeake, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 32 positions to 42nd, from last year's value of 10th

Chesapeake 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 has dropped by 4 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 251 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

Chesapeake Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

28,507 MWh

58.69% higher than last month
202.17% higher than February last year
135.78% higher than the Virginia average
23.12% higher than the US average
7th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
273rd in the US out of 2,738 cities
The national rank has increased by 57 since last month
The national rank has increased by 84 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

15,689.85 MWh

11.81% higher than last month
16.83% lower than February last year
22.39% higher than the Virginia average
38.98% lower than the US average
8th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
339th in the US out of 2,738 cities
The national rank has increased by 11 since last month
The national rank has increased by 59 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from Solar Fuel Types for February, 2024

28,507 MWh

58.69% higher than last month
202.17% higher than February last year
431.47% higher than the Virginia average
1,161.56% higher than the US average
1st in the state out of 15 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
27th in the US out of 1,204 cities
The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
The national rank has increased by 19 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Solar

15,689.85 MWh

11.81% higher than last month
10.99% higher than February last year
263.26% higher than the Virginia average
768.9% higher than the US average
2nd in the state out of 15 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
33rd in the US out of 1,204 cities
The national rank has increased by 4 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 11 since February last year

Chesapeake, VA Electricity Overview

On average, Chesapeake's residential electricity rate is 13.80 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 13.85% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.02 cents. The city has a shortage of 3,550,492.31 megawatt hours due to the fact that residents are consuming 1357.43% more electricity than the city's electricity plants generate. The average residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $135.39 per month, while the national average is $138.3.

Chesapeake's top fuel source consumed for electricity production is Solar. The city produces 198,729 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 13.21% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 10.81% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. The city averages 4,278.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 655th highest in Virginia out of 676 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 1,080,247,476.92 kilograms, which is the 2nd worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. Chesapeake has 7 power generation plants within its borders. This is the highest amount of plants within a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chesapeake

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

176^th13.80¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Chesapeake

63^rd$135.39Average residential monthly electricity bill for Chesapeake Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Chesapeake, Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Dominion Energy	BUNDLED	13.80	135.39	172,952	27,811,139.19	3,837,449,196
Strategic Energy LLC	ENERGY
Texas Retail Energy	ENERGY

Zips with electric coverage in Chesapeake, Virginia include: 23322, 23320, 23323, 23321, 23324, 23325

Electricity Production in Chesapeake city, Virginia

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
Bedford SolarDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Solar	105,117
Elizabeth River Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Natural Gas	61,298	48,037,534.35	783.67
Caden Energix Hickory LLCCaden Energix Hickory LLC (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Solar	53,054
Chesapeake Solar ProjectChesapeake Solar Project, LLC (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Solar	35,554
Grassfield SolarDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Solar	4,195
ChesapeakeDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Distillate Fuel Oil	1,533	1,884,523.35	1,229.3
Western Branch High SchoolDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesapeake	VA	Solar	809

Chesapeake city, Virginia Details

Chesapeake city's top fuel source consumed for electricity production is Solar. The county produces 198,729 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 13.21% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 10.81% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. The county averages 4,278.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption. Total emissions in the county are 1,080,247,476.92 kilograms, which is the 320th highest total amount of emissions for any county in the US. Chesapeake city has 7 electricity producing plants in the county. This is the 393rd highest number of power plants in a single county.

SOLAR

75.98%

NATURAL GAS

13.21%

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL

10.81%

Chesapeake city has 1 out of 3 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Many net metering regulations are controlled at the state level, and Virginia has pretty good regulations for consumers interested in purchasing personal solar panels.

The single company in Chesapeake city who reports energy loss data reported an annual loss of 3.14%. With a nationwide average energy loss of 2.87%, Chesapeake city is ranked as the 399th best county in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

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FAQ

How many power plants are located within Chesapeake city, Virginia?

There are 7 power plants located in Chesapeake city, Virginia

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Chesapeake city, Virginia?

By total megawatt hours sold, Dominion Energy is the largest electricity supplier in Chesapeake city, Virginia.

How many electric companies offer service in Chesapeake city, Virginia?

There are 3 electricity providers offering service in Chesapeake city, Virginia.

Which electricity companies offer service in Chesapeake city, Virginia?

County Customers Rank	Provider	Est. County Customers
1	Dominion Energy	48,007
2	Strategic Energy LLC	23
3	Texas Retail Energy	1

Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov

Published: 2024-04-22