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Charlottesville city, Virginia Electricity Overview

The largest electricity company in Charlottesville city by customer count is Dominion Energy.

There was a 6.04% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita during the course of the last year in Charlottesville city.

Charlottesville city's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 13.10% lower than the United States average, at 13.91 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.01 cents.

Releasing 202,342,110.03 kilograms of CO2 gases, Charlottesville city has the 1175th worst pollution level due to electricity use of any county in the US and 44th highest in the state.

With a population of 46,597 residents, Charlottesville city is the 38th largest county by population in Virginia.

Charlottesville city is ranked 76th out of 133 for worst polluting county in Virginia based on emissions per capita. The county emits 4,342.38 kilograms per capita per year of CO2 gases.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption
697,281 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.96 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions
202,342,110 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,342.38 kg

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Residential Electricity Prices

In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,905 positions to 10,159th, from last month's value of 8,254th
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 566 positions to 9,302nd, from last year's value of 9,868th
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 417 positions to 9,302nd, from last month's value of 8,885th
In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 708 positions to 10,159th, from last year's value of 10,867th
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 144 positions to 440th, from last year's value of 584th
In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 22 positions to 440th, from last month's value of 462nd
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 3.01% to 13.95 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.54 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate decreased by 3.72% to 13.05 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.55 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 440th, from last year's value of 439th
In Charlottesville, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.86% to 13.05 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.16 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.3% to 13.95 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.99 ¢ / kWh

Commercial Electricity Prices

In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 313 positions to 25,852nd, from last year's value of 25,539th
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 74 positions to 25,926th, from last year's value of 25,852nd
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 46 positions to 25,926th, from last month's value of 25,880th
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill increased by 12.42% to $1,518.86, from last year's value of $1,351.03
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 2.58% to $1,482.27, from last year's value of $1,444.92
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill increased by 6.08% to $1,518.86, from last month's value of $1,431.79
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 656th, from last year's value of 659th
In Charlottesville, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 656th, from last month's value of 659th
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1 position to 25,852nd, from last month's value of 25,853rd
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.95% to $1,482.27, from last month's value of $1,468.28

Industrial Electricity Prices

In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 5,440 positions to 14,414th, from last year's value of 8,974th
In Charlottesville, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 4,803 positions to 12,248th, from last year's value of 17,051st
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 735 positions to 14,414th, from last month's value of 15,149th
In Charlottesville, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 205 positions to 12,248th, from last month's value of 12,043rd
In Charlottesville, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 13.77% to 7.88 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.14 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 5.02% to 8.37 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.97 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.24% to 8.37 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.48 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th
In Charlottesville, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.14% to 7.88 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.97 ¢ / kWh
In Charlottesville, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th

Charlottesville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

13.05¢ per kWh

0.86% lower than last month
3.72% lower than January last year
3.74% lower than the Virginia average
16.44% lower than the US average
440th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 22 since last month
The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
10,159th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 1,905 since last month
The national rank has increased by 708 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

13.95¢ per kWh

0.3% lower than last month
3.01% higher than January last year
3.15% lower than the Virginia average
17.83% 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 144 since January last year
9,302nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 417 since last month
The national rank has increased by 566 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$169.38 per month

14.5% higher than last month
8.12% higher than January last year
15.74% lower than the Virginia average
12.2% higher than the US average
392nd in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
The state rank has dropped by 54 since January last year
18,280th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 1,651 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$134.83 per month

0.79% higher than last month
4.34% lower than January last year
6.56% lower than the Virginia average
1.63% higher than the US average
390th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
The state rank has increased by 4 since January last year
14,075th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has increased by 206 since last month
The national rank has increased by 2,305 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

9.44¢ per kWh

9.84% higher than last month
5.2% lower than January last year
11.54% lower than the Virginia average
29.24% lower than the US average
336th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
5,172nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has dropped by 2,266 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 421 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

8.86¢ per kWh

0.48% lower than last month
5.82% lower than January last year
16.19% lower than the Virginia average
37.4% 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 January last year
2,437th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has dropped by 44 since last month
The national rank has increased by 937 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$1,518.86 per month

6.08% higher than last month
12.42% higher than January last year
44.28% higher than the Virginia average
6.8% lower than the US average
656th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
The state rank has increased by 3 since January last year
25,926th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has dropped by 46 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 74 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$1,482.27 per month

0.95% higher than last month
2.58% higher than January last year
45.77% higher than the Virginia average
9.44% lower than the US average
659th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank is the same since January last year
25,852nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 313 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

7.88¢ per kWh

1.14% lower than last month
13.77% lower than January last year
10.75% lower than the Virginia average
19.84% 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 January last year
12,248th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has dropped by 205 since last month
The national rank has increased by 4,803 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

8.37¢ per kWh

1.24% lower than last month
5.02% higher than January last year
9.78% lower than the Virginia average
18.1% 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 January last year
14,414th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 735 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 5,440 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$38,550.28 per month

2.96% lower than last month
34.66% lower than January last year
19.42% lower than the Virginia average
14.35% higher than the US average
556th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 3 since January last year
20,934th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 571 since last month
The national rank has increased by 1,624 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$49,313.88 per month

3.34% lower than last month
22.97% lower than January last year
10.78% lower than the Virginia average
44.14% higher than the US average
549th in the state out of 659 cities
The state rank has increased by 8 since last month
The state rank has increased by 54 since January last year
22,258th in the US out of 26,382 cities
The national rank has increased by 34 since last month
The national rank has increased by 673 since January last year

Charlottesville, VA Electricity Overview

Charlottesville has an average residential electricity rate of 13.91 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, luckily for their citizens, 2.56% less than Virginia's average rate of 14.28 cents, ranking the city at 389th out of 676 cities in the state for best average electricity price. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 1.12 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting roughly 125.36 minutes each. The United States averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages each year and 137.24 minutes a outage. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $154.93 per month, while the state average is $144.74.

As the 21st worst ranked city out of 676 cities in Virginia, Charlottesville emits 202,342,110.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 475th worst in Virginia for emissions per capita. The electricity sold in Charlottesville has to be brought in from neighboring cities and rural areas, since there are no electricity generation plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Charlottesville

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

389^th13.91¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Charlottesville

432^nd$154.93Average residential monthly electricity bill for Charlottesville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Charlottesville, Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	13.97	174.99	512,105	71,521,000
Dominion Energy	BUNDLED	13.86	134.88	27,563,754.42	3,819,402,584
Strategic Energy LLC	ENERGY
Texas Retail Energy	ENERGY

Zips with electric coverage in Charlottesville, Virginia include: 22903, 22901, 22902, 22904

Charlottesville city, Virginia Details

Approximately 50.00% of the electric suppliers in Charlottesville city offer net metering to their customers. At the state level, Virginia is known for pretty good net metering and feed in tariff legislation.

Charlottesville city electricity providers who report energy loss average roughly 4.10% of their energy lost per year. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Charlottesville city a rank of 991st best in the country out of 3230.

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FAQ

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

The largest electricity company in Charlottesville city, Virginia by total customer count is Dominion Energy.

Which electricity companies offer service in Charlottesville city, Virginia?

County Customers Rank	Provider	Est. County Customers
1	Dominion Energy	1,435
2	Central Virginia Electric Cooperative	174
3	Strategic Energy LLC	1

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

There are 4 electricity companies serving consumers in Charlottesville city, Virginia.

Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov

Published: 2024-04-22

Charlottesville city, Virginia Electricity Rates & Statistics