Electricity Rates in Virginia

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

The average electricity bill in Virginia is $155.86
The average electricity rate in Virginia is 14.72¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Virginia

The average residential electric bill in Virginia is $155.86 per month. Virginia is the 39th most expensive state in the country for electricity.

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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Virginia

Population
8,683,619
Total Production
103,949,527 MWh / 11.97 MWh per capita
Total Consumption
139,290,462 MWh / 16.04 MWh per capita
Total Production from Renewable
11,069,025 MWh / 1.27 MWh per capita
CO₂ Emissions from Consumption
43,159,075,105 kg / 4,970.17 kg per capita
Total Production from Non-Renewable
92,880,502 MWh / 10.7 MWh per capita

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Virginia

Virginia residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

24^th14.72¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Virginia

39^th$155.86Average residential monthly electricity bill for Virginia Residents

Virginia Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

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.

Virginia's Electricity Prices and Usage

Virginia has an average residential electricity rate of 14.72 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 12.04% less than the national average of 16.73 cents. This ranks Virginia as the 24th lowest priced state in the United States by average electric rate. The state operates a deregulated electricity market, meaning residents may choose from many electricity providers rather than be forced to buy electricity from a single option based on their location. The state generates about 11.97 megawatt hours per capita per year from its power generating plants, which ranks it as the 32nd highest producer per capita in the nation. The state consumes 139,290,461.96 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs, making the state the 8th ranked state for total electricity consumption. On average, citizens of Virginia create 4,970.17 kilograms of CO2 gases from electric use for each resident in the state, which is the 20th highest in the nation. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a customer in Virginia is $155.86 per month, while the national average is $147.16.

Residential Electricity Providers in Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Rate State Rank	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Average Bill State Rank	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Sales State Rank	Residential Revenues ($)	Residential Revenues State Rank	State Production (MWh)	State Production Rank
Dominion Energy	BUNDLED	14.22	17	147.27	14	29,705,024.22	1	4,224,154,865	1	73,177,177.29	1
Appalachian Power Company	BUNDLED	17.25	30	187	30	6,061,071.1	2	1,045,472,325	2	467,984	2
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	14.92	21	177.87	28	2,412,479	3	359,999,000	3		16
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	14.10	16	158.24	19	2,290,276.26	4	323,008,790.1	4		16
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	13.82	13	166.71	21	1,238,957.65	5	171,175,099	5		16
Southside Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	15.22	24	170.91	23	779,304.4	6	118,630,859.67	6		16
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	16.25	28	191.2	31	503,404.97	7	81,805,108.9	7		16
Danville Utilities	BUNDLED	15.86	27	159.26	20	464,832.08	8	73,706,929.3	8	30.38	13
A&N Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	12.84	7	131.24	8	405,100.04	9	52,029,006	10	88	11
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	15.11	23	147.36	15	359,633.77	10	54,348,378.52	9		16
Kentucky Utilities	BUNDLED	14.27	18	176.56	27	336,637.44	11	48,033,182	11		16
Northern Neck Electric	BUNDLED	15.75	26	175.23	26	242,079.25	12	38,125,223.84	12		16
Harrisonburg Electric	BUNDLED	12.14	5	115.26	1	210,801.75	13	25,600,494.63	13	2,683.69	5
BVU Authority	BUNDLED	11.06	3	133.8	10	202,019.14	14	22,352,622.31	16		16
Community Electric Coop	BUNDLED	13.73	12	198.96	32	175,371.18	15	24,071,636.43	14		16
City of Manassas Utility	BUNDLED	12.62	6	122.21	5	171,825.86	16	21,679,493.75	18	1,766.37	6
Prince George Electric	BUNDLED	13.56	10	173.34	25	170,999.63	17	23,192,142.2	15		16
BARC Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	17.00	29	145.51	12	128,871.63	18	21,911,073.4	17		16
Salem, Virginia Electric Utility	BUNDLED	13.10	8	119.76	2	126,810.47	19	16,617,415.69	19	290	9
Town of Front Royal Electric	BUNDLED	10.85	2	131.94	9	101,489.06	20	11,008,158.47	22		16

Commercial Electricity Providers in Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Commercial Rate (¢)	Commercial Rate Rank	Commercial Average Bill ($)	Commercial Average Bill State Rank	Commercial Sales (MWh)	Commercial Sales State Rank	Commercial Revenues ($)	Commercial Revenues State Rank	State Production (MWh)	State Production Rank
Dominion Energy	BUNDLED	8.89	5	1,555.54	30	56,836,835.69	1	5,053,023,524	1	73,177,177.29	1
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	6.86	2	3,024.84	32	7,474,484.62	2	512,471,887.85	2		16
Appalachian Power Company	BUNDLED	13.65	27	504.39	20	3,638,633.71	3	496,523,109	3	467,984	2
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	4.29	1	1,532.38	29	789,756.64	4	33,862,490.82	8		16
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	12.33	20	357.6	6	539,022.98	5	66,470,735	4		16
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	11.97	17	377.8	8	464,637	6	55,640,000	5		16
Harrisonburg Electric	BUNDLED	10.11	8	909.85	28	379,447.6	7	38,361,272.4	7	2,683.69	5
Danville Utilities	BUNDLED	10.82	10	545.16	22	302,881.22	8	32,784,808.73	9	30.38	13
Virginia Tech Electric Service	BUNDLED	14.37	30	2,718.76	31	267,170.31	9	38,394,261	6		16
Kentucky Utilities	BUNDLED	12.47	22	515.8	21	236,266.56	10	29,455,300	10		16
City of Manassas Utility	BUNDLED	10.69	9	795.34	27	192,126.6	11	20,538,908.81	12	1,766.37	6
A&N Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	11.64	14	418.15	10	181,744.22	12	21,158,160	11	88	11
BVU Authority	BUNDLED	10.93	11	591.26	24	179,420.79	13	19,611,550.17	13		16
Southside Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	11.68	15	478.14	16	117,442.71	14	13,719,645.56	15		16
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	13.36	25	280.16	5	112,943.54	15	15,086,953.47	14		16
Salem, Virginia Electric Utility	BUNDLED	12.42	21	497.51	19	98,038.35	16	12,172,128.24	16	290	9
Town of Front Royal Electric	BUNDLED	8.83	4	561.73	23	75,741.48	17	6,690,714.05	19		16
Prince George Electric	BUNDLED	11.24	12	491.32	17	75,381.45	18	8,476,296.26	17		16
Franklin, Virginia Electric Utility	BUNDLED	9.81	6	622.57	25	64,705.3	19	6,350,242.69	20	576.05	7
BARC Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	13.86	29	755.39	26	51,330.1	20	7,112,727.9	18		16

Power Plants in Virginia

Plant	City/County	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (KG)	Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)
North AnnaDominion Energy (92.27%)Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (7.73%)	Louisa County	Nuclear	16,091,909
SurryDominion Energy (100.00%)	Surry County	Nuclear	14,000,538
Greensville County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)	Greensville County	Natural Gas	11,111,134	3,875,496,616.46	348.79
Brunswick County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)	Brunswick County	Natural Gas	9,886,805	3,672,257,874.04	371.43
Warren CountyDominion Energy (100.00%)	Warren County	Natural Gas	9,161,520	3,357,954,311.04	366.53
Doswell Energy CenterLS Power (100.00%)	Hanover County	Natural Gas	5,488,254.03	2,615,178,438.01	476.5
Tenaska Virginia Generating StationTenaska (65.35%)ITOCHU (17.32%)	Fluvanna County	Natural Gas	5,088,354.01	1,961,836,126.97	385.55
Potomac Energy Center, LLCPotomac Energy Center LLC (100.00%)	Loudoun County	Natural Gas	4,776,311	1,734,781,153.42	363.21
Bear GardenDominion Energy (100.00%)	Buckingham County	Natural Gas	3,030,085.01	1,138,796,844.55	375.83
Possum PointDominion Energy (100.00%)	Cherry Hill CDP	Natural Gas	2,591,882	1,010,406,341.01	389.84
ChesterfieldDominion Energy (100.00%)	Chesterfield County	Natural Gas	2,060,508	848,335,913.1	411.71
Hopewell CogenerationLuminant Energy (100.00%)	Hopewell	Natural Gas	1,928,436	917,180,063.07	475.61
Virginia City Hybrid Energy CenterDominion Energy (100.00%)	St. Paul	Coal	1,226,265	1,289,844,104.45	1,051.85
CloverDominion Energy (50.00%)Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (50.00%)	Halifax County	Coal	988,869	1,046,027,726.16	1,057.8
LadysmithDominion Energy (100.00%)	Caroline County	Natural Gas	795,945.01	486,571,894.37	611.31
Covington FacilityWestRock Corp (100.00%)	Alleghany County	Black Liquour	733,923	798,562,763.22	1,088.07
Covanta Fairfax EnergyCovanta (100.00%)	Laurel Hill CDP	Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste	628,915	1,052,309,461.26	1,673.21
WestRock-West Point MillWestRock-West Point Mill (100.00%)	West Point	Black Liquour	502,355	156,127,787.21	310.79
Pleinmont Solar 2AES Distributed Energy (100.00%)	Spotsylvania County	Solar	442,700
Skipjack Solar CenterAES Distributed Energy (100.00%)	Charles City County	Solar	331,977

There are 2 Nuclear Power Plants in Virginia

Plant	City/County	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (KG)	Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)	Toxic Chemical Release	Closing Date
North AnnaDominion Energy (92.27%)Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (7.73%)	Louisa County	Nuclear	16,091,909
SurryDominion Energy (100.00%)	Surry County	Nuclear	14,000,538

Quick Facts

Of all US States, Virginia is 40th in megawatt hours produced from wind power.

Roughly 89.35% of Virginia's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuel types, making it the 14th worst ranked state for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable sources.

Virginia is the 10th highest polluting state in the United States based on electricity related pollution, emitting 43,159,075,105.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions.

There was a 8.44% rise in CO2 emissions per capita in the last year in Virginia.

With total generation of 103,949,527.31 megawatt hours, Virginia is ranked 13th highest for total production of any states in the country.

Virginia is the 8th largest producing state of solar powered electricity.

Virginia Counties Comparison

County	Population	Providers	Plants	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Rate State Rank	Residential Rate National Rank	Residential Avg. Electric Bill	Residential Bill State Rank	Residential Bill National Rank
Fairfax County	1,138,331	2	1	14.23	26	1,276	$149.24/mo	46	1,175
Prince William County	486,943	2	1	14.18	23	1,245	$155.25/mo	53	1,435
Virginia Beach city	455,618	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Loudoun County	432,085	2	1	14.21	25	1,259	$152.01/mo	49	1,295
Chesterfield County	378,408	2	2	14.34	58	1,375	$150.02/mo	48	1,204
Henrico County	333,962	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Chesapeake city	252,488	1	4	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Arlington County	234,000	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Norfolk city	232,995	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Richmond city	229,395	1	1	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Newport News city	184,306	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Stafford County	163,380	3		14.29	57	1,333	$152.75/mo	50	1,326
Alexandria city	155,525	1	1	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Spotsylvania County	146,688	2	3	14.86	73	1,597	$172.36/mo	92	2,407
Hampton city	138,037	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Albemarle County	114,534	5		15.31	95	1,832	$165.98/mo	74	2,005
Hanover County	112,938	2	2	14.62	62	1,511	$162.55/mo	67	1,799
Montgomery County	98,915	4	1	17.40	131	2,446	$185.48/mo	113	2,731
Suffolk city	98,537	3		14.05	19	1,190	$169.00/mo	85	2,203
Roanoke city	97,847	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Portsmouth city	97,029	1	1	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Roanoke County	96,914	3		17.51	132	2,453	$184.91/mo	112	2,728
Frederick County	95,051	2	3	14.12	21	1,220	$169.75/mo	87	2,261
Rockingham County	85,397	3	2	13.99	16	1,161	$159.67/mo	60	1,653
James City County	81,199	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Bedford County	80,848	4	2	16.27	105	2,221	$180.41/mo	109	2,655
Lynchburg city	79,287	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Augusta County	78,064	3		14.05	18	1,189	$161.08/mo	64	1,719
Fauquier County	74,664	3		14.44	60	1,422	$157.90/mo	58	1,563
York County	71,341	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Pittsylvania County	60,833	6	3	15.53	97	1,993	$157.78/mo	57	1,556
Campbell County	55,656	4	1	15.79	101	2,085	$173.62/mo	93	2,456
Franklin County	54,829	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Washington County	53,997	3		16.29	106	2,228	$179.02/mo	106	2,630
Harrisonburg city	52,062	2		12.20	2	377	$116.27/mo	1	244
Culpeper County	52,021	3		14.88	74	1,606	$172.01/mo	89	2,391
Henry County	51,077	3	2	17.21	114	2,402	$186.13/mo	114	2,780
Charlottesville city	46,597	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Shenandoah County	44,037	2		13.98	15	1,149	$161.46/mo	65	1,747
Manassas city	42,596	2		12.98	4	680	$127.92/mo	3	485
Danville city	42,556	1	1	15.91	103	2,122	$160.21/mo	62	1,679
Prince George County	42,170	2	1	13.88	10	1,102	$162.95/mo	70	1,821
Tazewell County	40,615	3		17.25	116	2,412	$187.20/mo	118	2,798
Warren County	40,442	3	1	14.64	64	1,519	$174.38/mo	94	2,482
Gloucester County	38,586	1	1	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Isle of Wight County	38,301	4	4	13.96	14	1,142	$178.40/mo	105	2,613
Louisa County	37,136	3	2	15.07	88	1,709	$174.91/mo	95	2,499
Wise County	36,531	4	1	15.28	94	1,809	$182.22/mo	111	2,685
Orange County	36,001	3	1	14.81	69	1,574	$169.79/mo	88	2,273
Halifax County	34,228	3	7	14.74	68	1,551	$148.64/mo	44	1,152
Pulaski County	33,893	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Botetourt County	33,542	4		17.10	112	2,384	$172.28/mo	90	2,404
Accomack County	33,388	1	2	13.02	5	700	$130.78/mo	4	545
Petersburg city	33,229	2		14.29	56	1,328	$148.68/mo	45	1,153
Amherst County	31,381	4		16.90	110	2,345	$186.88/mo	115	2,791
Caroline County	30,861	2	1	14.99	81	1,659	$177.48/mo	100	2,581
Mecklenburg County	30,347	3	3	14.85	71	1,585	$148.57/mo	43	1,149
Powhatan County	29,979	2		14.89	75	1,614	$162.92/mo	69	1,820
Smyth County	29,960	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Carroll County	29,123	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Wythe County	28,347	2	1	17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Winchester city	28,194	1		13.86	9	1,099	$167.31/mo	80	2,083
Dinwiddie County	28,040	3		14.95	78	1,644	$166.67/mo	78	2,041
Fredericksburg city	28,027	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Fluvanna County	27,078	2	2	15.81	102	2,093	$181.73/mo	110	2,676
King George County	26,597	2	1	14.62	63	1,514	$154.70/mo	52	1,405
Russell County	25,932	4	1	17.15	113	2,396	$187.06/mo	116	2,793
Staunton city	25,358	2		14.20	24	1,256	$149.99/mo	47	1,201
Salem city	25,335	3	2	13.23	7	813	$121.79/mo	2	353
Goochland County	24,300	3	1	14.49	61	1,449	$153.98/mo	51	1,366
Fairfax city	23,980	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Page County	23,734	3		13.88	11	1,103	$167.18/mo	79	2,074
Hopewell city	23,020	1	2	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Rockbridge County	22,663	2		16.26	104	2,214	$146.76/mo	11	1,068
New Kent County	22,519	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Lee County	22,482	3		12.24	3	392	$141.97/mo	8	919
Waynesboro city	22,149	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Prince Edward County	21,887	3		14.94	77	1,638	$164.10/mo	72	1,892
Scott County	21,576	4		16.33	107	2,232	$178.08/mo	102	2,605
Buchanan County	20,615	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Greene County	20,374	2		15.03	84	1,683	$178.36/mo	104	2,611
Westmoreland County	18,324	2		15.06	86	1,697	$162.66/mo	68	1,807
Colonial Heights city	18,127	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Southampton County	18,028	5	1	14.05	17	1,187	$175.10/mo	96	2,511
Patrick County	17,661	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
King William County	17,511	2	1	14.71	67	1,543	$166.39/mo	76	2,026
Manassas Park city	17,081	1		14.15	22	1,227	$159.19/mo	59	1,631
Bristol city	16,996	1		11.10	1	122	$134.60/mo	7	653
Buckingham County	16,832	2	1	15.70	100	2,065	$179.22/mo	107	2,634
Giles County	16,764	3	1	17.29	130	2,432	$187.17/mo	117	2,797
Radford city	16,205	3		15.03	85	1,686	$145.83/mo	9	1,038
Brunswick County	16,044	3	1	15.06	87	1,700	$157.52/mo	56	1,543
Appomattox County	16,039	3		15.59	98	2,022	$177.56/mo	101	2,585
Nottoway County	15,667	3		15.13	91	1,739	$168.66/mo	83	2,176
Floyd County	15,536	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Grayson County	15,418	2	1	17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Williamsburg city	15,299	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Alleghany County	15,266	3	1	16.36	108	2,235	$156.71/mo	55	1,505
Nelson County	14,795	3		16.56	109	2,280	$191.00/mo	133	2,861
Clarke County	14,726	4		14.93	76	1,635	$176.10/mo	98	2,541
Falls Church city	14,494	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Dickenson County	14,256	4		17.22	115	2,406	$187.23/mo	119	2,799
Madison County	13,731	2		14.99	80	1,658	$177.44/mo	99	2,579
Martinsville city	13,476	1		13.95	13	1,139	$131.79/mo	6	573
Amelia County	13,220	2		15.10	89	1,724	$167.99/mo	82	2,123
Poquoson city	12,382	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Northampton County	12,226	1		13.02	5	700	$130.78/mo	4	545
Lunenburg County	11,982	3		15.15	92	1,746	$166.67/mo	77	2,040
Northumberland County	11,965	2		15.13	90	1,736	$164.00/mo	71	1,885
Charlotte County	11,605	3		15.00	82	1,662	$162.04/mo	66	1,774
Greensville County	11,465	2	3	14.82	70	1,575	$148.04/mo	42	1,130
Sussex County	10,960	6	1	14.07	20	1,197	$159.72/mo	61	1,655
Lancaster County	10,916	2		14.96	79	1,650	$160.84/mo	63	1,704
Middlesex County	10,686	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Essex County	10,621	2	1	14.86	72	1,594	$172.31/mo	91	2,405
Cumberland County	9,669	3		15.18	93	1,765	$168.70/mo	84	2,180
Richmond County	8,902	2	1	15.43	96	1,899	$169.50/mo	86	2,241
Mathews County	8,548	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Franklin city	8,249	3		13.89	12	1,107	$166.12/mo	75	2,009
Rappahannock County	7,400	1		15.00	83	1,667	$178.11/mo	103	2,607
Lexington city	7,287	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Charles City County	6,817	1	1	14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
King and Queen County	6,690	2		14.66	66	1,527	$164.52/mo	73	1,919
Galax city	6,681	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Buena Vista city	6,649	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Surry County	6,563	2	3	13.76	8	1,061	$167.89/mo	81	2,117
Bland County	6,278	2		17.27	117	2,415	$187.36/mo	120	2,802
Emporia city	5,761	2		14.66	65	1,524	$147.95/mo	41	1,125
Covington city	5,716	1		14.24	27	1,281	$147.71/mo	12	1,091
Craig County	4,914	3		18.47	133	2,542	$175.26/mo	97	2,519
Bath County	4,243	2	1	17.02	111	2,362	$146.40/mo	10	1,058
Norton city	3,696	2		14.39	59	1,396	$179.92/mo	108	2,646
Highland County	2,229	2		15.61	99	2,032	$155.85/mo	54	1,471

Virginia Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS

57.53%

NUCLEAR

28.95%

SOLAR

7.81%

COAL

2.13%

WOOD/WOOD WASTE SOLIDS

1.60%

OTHER

1.99%

Coming in as the 10th worst ranked state in the country, Virginia releases 43,159,075,105.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the state, which amounts to 4,970.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year from electricity use. Using this calculation Virginia is the 20th highest polluting state in the nation. Natural Gas makes up 57.53% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the state of Virginia. Adding Natural Gas totals to Nuclear (28.95%) and Solar (7.81%), these three fuel types make up 98,011,266.7 megawatt hours (or 94.29%) of the state's electricity production. Virginia has 84 power plants, which is the 7th most in the United States and 30th most when considering facilities per capita.

Virginia has 23 out of 32 electricity suppliers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. The state of Virginia has above average state level net metering regulations.

The average energy loss for companies in Virginia is 1.37%. This includes data from 17 companies, including Dominion Energy, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. With a nationwide average of 2.43%, Virginia is ranked as the 5th best state in the US.

In order to foster solar panel installs at private residences, all a state needs to do is pass legislation with solar related tax and rebate incentives. Virginia, unfortunately, has no statewide tax credits offered to residents who install solar panels. Offering no rebates for solar purchases, the state currently is failing its citizens who wish to install private solar panels. Unfortunately, homeowners in the state are only offered some optional tax exemptions for what they spend on solar installs. Citizens in the state do not have access to a sales tax exemption when purchasing solar panels.

Legislation enforced at the state level determines whether customers who are seeking renewable energy sources can easily find alternatives. Many states require green fuel sources to make up a percentage of the fuel used for electricity generation by suppliers in the state. These stipulations are referred to as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Virginia, unfortunately, has no standards in place. Also, the state does not have any sort of low income solar programs that help with the installation of solar panels at low income households.

Learn about going solar in Virginia, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Virginia

Where does Virginia get its electricity?

The primary fuel types used for electricity production in Virginia are Natural Gas, Nuclear and Solar, accounting for 57.53%, 28.95% and 7.81% respectively.

What is the average electric bill in Virginia?

The Virginia average electric bill is $156 so far in 2025.

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Virginia?

The largest electricity company in Virginia by megawatt hours sold is Dominion Energy.

What is a good electricity rate in Virginia?

The average rate per kilowatt hour of electricity is 14.72 cents in Virginia in 2025.

Does Virginia have a deregulated electricity market?

Virginia has a deregulated electricity market, meaning citizens in the state can often choose from an abundance of electricity companies for their electricity needs.

How many electric companies offer service in Virginia?

There are 32 electricity suppliers operating in Virginia.

What power companies are in Virginia?

State Customers Rank	Provider	State Customers
1	Dominion Energy	2,664,113
2	Appalachian Power Company	550,050
3	Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative	184,640
4	Rappahannock Electric Cooperative	181,846
5	Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative	101,232
6	Southside Electric Cooperative	60,358
7	Danville Utilities	43,681
8	Central Virginia Electric Cooperative	40,240
9	A&N Electric Cooperative	37,290
10	Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	32,662

How many power plants are located in Virginia?

There are 84 active power plants in Virginia.

What is the cheapest electricity company in Virginia?

Residential Rate Rank	Provider	Residential Rate (¢)	State Customers
1	Town of Elkton Public Works	10.31	1,146
2	Town of Front Royal Electric	10.88	7,959
3	BVU Authority	11.10	16,716
4	Powell Valley Electric Cooperative	11.45	8,506
5	Harrisonburg Electric	12.18	22,074
6	City of Manassas Utility	12.66	16,964
7	A&N Electric Cooperative	13.02	37,290
8	Salem, Virginia Electric Utility	13.14	13,695
9	Richlands, Virginia Electric Utility	13.44	2,501
10	Prince George Electric	13.60	12,631

Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera

Published: 2025-07-31