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Giles County, Virginia Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Giles County, Virginia Electricity Overview

Appalachian Power Company is the largest supplier in Giles County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

The national average residential price per kilowatt hour is 16.02 cents, while residents of Giles County pay an average rate of 4.01% above the national average at 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour.

Giles County experienced a 0.02% increase in CO2 emissions per capita throughout the last 12 months.

Giles County generates 9.62 megawatt hours per capita per year, making it the 933rd highest county out of 3230 counties in the United States for production per capita.

In Giles County, 161,313 megawatt hours of electricity are generated from non-renewable fuels. Giles County is 645th in the county out of 3230 counties for total electricity production from non-renewable fuel sources.

The average monthly residential electric bill in Giles County totals $168.19. For comparison, the US average bill is $138.3.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    253,102 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    15.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    161,313 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    161,313 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    9.62 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    62,691,131 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,739.63 kg

Recent Energy News in Pearisburg

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Pearisburg Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

16.64¢ per kWh

  • 8.36% higher than last month
  • 7.59% higher than February last year
  • 18.58% higher than the Virginia average
  • 2.08% higher than the US average
  • 659th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 41 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 17,108th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,062 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,548 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

15.98¢ per kWh

  • 0.62% higher than last month
  • 17.26% higher than February last year
  • 11.09% higher than the Virginia average
  • 5.69% lower than the US average
  • 658th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 419 since February last year
  • 15,589th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 723 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,848 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$199.2 per month

  • 24.14% lower than last month
  • 21.15% higher than February last year
  • 22.56% higher than the Virginia average
  • 58.89% higher than the US average
  • 618th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 28 since February last year
  • 26,478th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 278 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,153 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$167.04 per month

  • 1.77% higher than last month
  • 12.2% higher than February last year
  • 14.79% higher than the Virginia average
  • 26.04% higher than the US average
  • 592nd in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 13 since February last year
  • 23,214th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 302 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,886 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

13.87¢ per kWh

  • 10.46% higher than last month
  • 6.83% higher than February last year
  • 30.93% higher than the Virginia average
  • 1.88% higher than the US average
  • 659th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 41 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 27 since February last year
  • 19,837th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,911 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,176 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

13.04¢ per kWh

  • 0.57% higher than last month
  • 20.37% higher than February last year
  • 23.38% higher than the Virginia average
  • 7.66% lower than the US average
  • 631st in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 109 since February last year
  • 14,959th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 476 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 8,534 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$475.01 per month

  • 7.29% lower than last month
  • 13.1% higher than February last year
  • 52.39% lower than the Virginia average
  • 71.61% lower than the US average
  • 230th 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
  • 11,379th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 204 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,962 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$472.83 per month

  • 0.98% higher than last month
  • 16.8% higher than February last year
  • 53.87% lower than the Virginia average
  • 71.21% lower than the US average
  • 230th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
  • 9,957th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 200 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,066 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

10.37¢ per kWh

  • 2.49% higher than last month
  • 2.22% higher than February last year
  • 17.33% higher than the Virginia average
  • 5.29% higher than the US average
  • 617th in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 55 since February last year
  • 19,950th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 42 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 174 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

10.27¢ per kWh

  • 0.18% higher than last month
  • 23.41% higher than February last year
  • 11.01% higher than the Virginia average
  • 0.69% higher than the US average
  • 562nd in the state out of 659 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 77 since February last year
  • 19,347th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 39 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 8,923 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$18,147.76 per month

  • 9.63% lower than last month
  • 0.5% higher than February last year
  • 60.97% lower than the Virginia average
  • 40.8% lower than the US average
  • 203rd 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
  • 17,189th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 192 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 755 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$20,190.33 per month

  • 0.04% higher than last month
  • 20.01% higher than February last year
  • 62.57% lower than the Virginia average
  • 40.77% lower than the US average
  • 204th 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
  • 16,767th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 26 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,789 since February last year

Pearisburg, VA Electricity Overview

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Pearisburg's inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 15.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 11.81% more than Virginia's average price of 14.24 cents. This makes the city 553rd best for average electricity rate out of 676 cities in Virginia. Appalachian Power Company sells an estimated 4,027.56 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other supplier. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.3, while the Pearisburg average is 20.84% more at $167.11 per month.

Pearisburg emits 4,381.31 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 235th highest polluting city out of 676 cities in Virginia based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 12,609,409.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 246th largest emissions amount in the state. All of the electricity consumed in Pearisburg has to be sourced from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity production sources within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pearisburg

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.166/kWh$0.102/kWh$262.60/mo.$86.24/mo.
553rd15.92¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pearisburg
488th$167.11Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pearisburg Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pearisburg, Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Appalachian Power CompanyBUNDLED15.92167.115,828,178927,941,000
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY
Texas Retail EnergyENERGY

Narrows, VA Electricity Overview

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Narrows' inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 15.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 11.81% more than Virginia's average price of 14.24 cents. This makes the city 553rd best for average electricity rate out of 676 cities in Virginia. Appalachian Power Company sells an estimated 1,689.2 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other supplier. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.3, while the Narrows average is 20.84% more at $167.11 per month.

Narrows emits 4,381.31 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 24th highest polluting city out of 676 cities in Virginia based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 9,196,368.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 277th largest emissions amount in the state. All of the electricity consumed in Narrows has to be sourced from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity production sources within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Narrows

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.166/kWh$0.102/kWh$262.60/mo.$86.24/mo.
553rd15.92¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Narrows
488th$167.11Average residential monthly electricity bill for Narrows Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Narrows, Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Appalachian Power CompanyBUNDLED15.92167.115,828,178927,941,000
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY
Texas Retail EnergyENERGY

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Pembroke, VA Electricity Overview

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Pembroke's inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 16.64 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.84% more than Virginia's average price of 14.24 cents. This makes the city 656th best for average electricity rate out of 676 cities in Virginia. Appalachian Power Company sells an estimated 1,367.94 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other supplier. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.3, while the Pembroke average is 21.59% more at $168.16 per month.

Pembroke emits 4,381.31 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 235th highest polluting city out of 676 cities in Virginia based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 4,661,713.46 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 367th largest emissions amount in the state. All of the electricity consumed in Pembroke has to be sourced from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity production sources within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pembroke

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.166/kWh$0.102/kWh$262.60/mo.$86.24/mo.
656th16.64¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pembroke
593rd$168.16Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pembroke Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pembroke, Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Appalachian Power CompanyBUNDLED15.92167.115,828,178927,941,000
Craig-Botetourt Electric CoopBUNDLED17.35169.2170,428.2912,221,432.1
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY
Texas Retail EnergyENERGY

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Electricity Production in Giles County, Virginia

Power Plants in Giles County, Virginia

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Celanese Acetate LLCCelanese Acetate LLC (100.00%)
Giles County VA Natural Gas 161,31336,054,641.42223.51

Giles County, Virginia Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Giles County emits 3,739.63 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 116th highest polluting county out of 133 counties in the state and 2046th out of 3230 counties nationally. This adds up to total emissions of 62,691,130.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the county the 97th highest for total emissions in the state. The county has one electricity generation plant in the county. For electricity production purposes, Giles County's main fuel is Natural Gas, accounting for 100.00% of generation in the county.

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Giles County, Virginia Net Metering

There are 4 companies in Giles County providing electricity. Of those 4, 2 of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has pretty good net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more attractive.

Providers In Each City in Giles County:

  • Glen Lyn, Virginia:
    • Appalachian Power Company: 50.00%
    • Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Narrows, Virginia:
    • Appalachian Power Company: 100.00%
  • Pearisburg, Virginia:
    • Appalachian Power Company: 100.00%
  • Pembroke, Virginia:
    • Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Appalachian Power Company: 50.00%
  • Rich Creek, Virginia:
    • Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Appalachian Power Company: 50.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Giles County, Virginia?

The largest electricity supplier in Giles County, Virginia by total revenue is Appalachian Power Company.

How many electric companies offer service in Giles County, Virginia?

Giles County, Virginia has 4 electricity companies operating in the area.

How many power plants are located within Giles County, Virginia?

There is one power plant in Giles County, Virginia

What electricity companies offer service in Giles County, Virginia?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Appalachian Power Company16,543
2Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop1,063
3Strategic Energy LLC22
4Texas Retail Energy1

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Published: 2024-03-29