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Richmond city, Virginia Electricity Overview

Richmond city generates 0.25 megawatt hours per capita each year, making it the 70 highest county out of 133 counties for production per capita in Virginia.

As the 45th largest producer of electricity of all 133 counties in Virginia, Richmond city generates 58,135 megawatt hours of electricity from various fuel types.

Richmond city is ranked 1624th out of 3230 for highest polluting county in the US based on emissions per capita.

The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Richmond city is 13.86 cents. This is about 13.44% less than the nationwide average rate of 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.

Richmond city ranks 10th out of 133 counties in the state for total consumption, with its citizens consuming 3,432,682.07 megawatt hours.

Richmond city residents experience outages that are on average 125.36 minutes per interruption, with approximately 1.12 outages per year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption
3,432,682 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.96 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production
58,135 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
58,135 MWh
Production per Capita
0.25 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions
1,011,868,223 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,411.03 kg

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Residential Electricity Prices

In Richmond, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,905 positions to 10,159th, from last month's value of 8,254th
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 708 positions to 10,159th, from last year's value of 10,867th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 144 positions to 440th, from last year's value of 584th
In Richmond, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 22 positions to 440th, from last month's value of 462nd
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, the residential electricity rate decreased by 3.72% to 13.05 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.55 ¢ / kWh
In Richmond, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 440th, from last year's value of 439th
In Richmond, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.86% to 13.05 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.16 ¢ / kWh
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 74 positions to 25,926th, from last year's value of 25,852nd
In Richmond, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 46 positions to 25,926th, from last month's value of 25,880th
In Richmond, the commercial electricity bill increased by 12.42% to $1,518.86, from last year's value of $1,351.03
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, the commercial electricity bill increased by 6.08% to $1,518.86, from last month's value of $1,431.79
In Richmond, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 656th, from last year's value of 659th
In Richmond, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 656th, from last month's value of 659th
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 4,803 positions to 12,248th, from last year's value of 17,051st
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 205 positions to 12,248th, from last month's value of 12,043rd
In Richmond, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 13.77% to 7.88 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.14 ¢ / kWh
In Richmond, 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th
In Richmond, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.14% to 7.88 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.97 ¢ / kWh
In Richmond, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 338th, from last year's value of 337th

Electricity Production from Natural Gas

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank increased by 119 positions to 235th, from last year's value of 354th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank increased by 19 positions to 235th, from last month's value of 254th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 13.69% to 4,883.92 MWhs, from last year's value of 5,658.69 MWhs
In Richmond, the natural gas production increased by 22.4% to 6,556 MWhs, from last year's value of 5,356 MWhs
In Richmond, the natural gas production increased by 22.34% to 6,556 MWhs, from last month's value of 5,359 MWhs
In Richmond, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 217th, from last month's value of 212th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 1 position to 5th, from last year's value of 4th
In Richmond, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 1 position to 217th, from last year's value of 216th
In Richmond, the natural gas production state rank increased by 1 position to 4th, from last month's value of 5th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production increased by 0.13% to 4,883.92 MWhs, from last month's value of 4,877.69 MWhs

Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 48 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 951st
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 45 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 954th
In Richmond, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 3 positions to 1,001st, from last month's value of 998th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last year's value of 23rd
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last month's value of 23rd
In Richmond, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 1,001st, from last year's value of 999th
In Richmond, the distillate fuel oil production state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last year's value of 23rd

Electricity Production from Coal

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average coal production national rank dropped by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 211th
In Richmond, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 213th, from last month's value of 211th
In Richmond, the coal production national rank dropped by 1 position to 213th, from last year's value of 212th

Electricity Production from All Fuel Types

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 170 positions to 462nd, from last year's value of 632nd
In Richmond, the total production national rank dropped by 56 positions to 439th, from last year's value of 383rd
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 23 positions to 462nd, from last month's value of 485th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 13.69% to 4,883.92 MWhs, from last year's value of 5,658.69 MWhs
In Richmond, the total production increased by 22.4% to 6,556 MWhs, from last year's value of 5,356 MWhs
In Richmond, the total production increased by 22.34% to 6,556 MWhs, from last month's value of 5,359 MWhs
In Richmond, the total production national rank dropped by 8 positions to 439th, from last month's value of 431st
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 1 position to 11th, from last year's value of 12th
In Richmond, the total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 10th, from last month's value of 12th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 0.13% to 4,883.92 MWhs, from last month's value of 4,877.69 MWhs

Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 119 positions to 218th, from last year's value of 337th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 17 positions to 218th, from last month's value of 235th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 10.5% to 2728165.6123076924 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3048072.5153846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the natural gas emission increased by 20.23% to 3425606.66 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 2849268.94 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the natural gas emission increased by 17.94% to 3425606.66 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2904557.46 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the natural gas emission national rank increased by 7 positions to 196th, from last year's value of 203rd
In Richmond, the natural gas emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 196th, from last month's value of 198th
In Richmond, the natural gas emission state rank increased by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 4th
In Richmond, the natural gas emission state rank increased by 1 position to 3rd, from last month's value of 4th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission increased by 0.07% to 2728165.6123076924 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2726345.2461538464 CO2 equivalent kgs

Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types

In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 160 positions to 316th, from last year's value of 476th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 26 positions to 316th, from last month's value of 342nd
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 10.5% to 2728165.6123076924 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3048072.5153846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the total emission increased by 20.23% to 3425606.66 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 2849268.94 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the total emission increased by 17.94% to 3425606.66 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2904557.46 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Richmond, the total emission national rank dropped by 9 positions to 298th, from last month's value of 289th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank increased by 3 positions to 9th, from last year's value of 12th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank increased by 1 position to 9th, from last month's value of 10th
In Richmond, the total emission national rank dropped by 1 position to 298th, from last year's value of 297th
In Richmond, the total emission state rank increased by 1 position to 9th, from last month's value of 10th
In Richmond, the 12 month rolling average total emission increased by 0.07% to 2728165.6123076924 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2726345.2461538464 CO2 equivalent kgs

Richmond 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

Richmond Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for January, 2024

6,556 MWh

22.34% higher than last month
22.4% higher than January last year
56.07% lower than the Virginia average
76.53% lower than the US average
10th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
The state rank is the same since January last year
439th in the US out of 2,734 cities
The national rank has dropped by 8 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 56 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

4,883.92 MWh

0.13% higher than last month
13.69% lower than January last year
61.81% lower than the Virginia average
81.1% lower than the US average
11th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
462nd in the US out of 2,734 cities
The national rank has increased by 23 since last month
The national rank has increased by 170 since January last year

Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for January, 2024

3,425,606.66 MWh

17.94% higher than last month
20.23% higher than January last year
65.36% lower than the Virginia average
74.12% lower than the US average
9th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank is the same since January last year
298th in the US out of 2,699 cities
The national rank has dropped by 9 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 1 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All

2,728,165.61 MWh

0.07% higher than last month
10.5% lower than January last year
67.28% lower than the Virginia average
76.85% lower than the US average
9th in the state out of 42 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 3 since January last year
316th in the US out of 2,699 cities
The national rank has increased by 26 since last month
The national rank has increased by 160 since January last year

Average Electricity Production from Natural Gas Fuel Types for January, 2024

6,556 MWh

22.34% higher than last month
22.4% higher than January last year
76.67% lower than the Virginia average
86.09% lower than the US average
4th in the state out of 11 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank is the same since January last year
217th in the US out of 1,066 cities
The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 1 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Natural Gas

4,883.92 MWh

0.13% higher than last month
13.69% lower than January last year
80.06% lower than the Virginia average
89.04% lower than the US average
5th in the state out of 11 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
235th in the US out of 1,066 cities
The national rank has increased by 19 since last month
The national rank has increased by 119 since January last year

Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for January, 2024

3,425,606.66 MWh

17.94% higher than last month
20.23% higher than January last year
68.79% lower than the Virginia average
81.31% lower than the US average
3rd in the state out of 11 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
196th in the US out of 1,066 cities
The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
The national rank has increased by 7 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas

2,728,165.61 MWh

0.07% higher than last month
10.5% lower than January last year
72.91% lower than the Virginia average
84.7% lower than the US average
4th in the state out of 11 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank is the same since January last year
218th in the US out of 1,066 cities
The national rank has increased by 17 since last month
The national rank has increased by 119 since January last year

Richmond, VA Electricity Overview

On average, residents who call Richmond home are charged a residential electricity rate of 13.86 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.95% lower than the average Virginia rate of 14.28 cents. Dominion Energy has an estimated 8,690 total residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city. 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. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes per outage.

Electricity consumption in Richmond results in the release of 1,011,868,222.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, which is the 4th highest amount in Virginia out of 676 cities. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,411.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Richmond is the 18th highest polluting city in Virginia. Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Richmond. Richmond has one power generation plant within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Richmond

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

177^th13.86¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Richmond

62^nd$134.88Average residential monthly electricity bill for Richmond Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Richmond, Virginia

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
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 Richmond, Virginia include: 23223, 23234, 23225, 23224, 23231, 23220, 23235, 23222, 23227, 23113, 23226 and 4 other zip code(s).

Electricity Production in Richmond 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 Richmond city, Virginia

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh	Toxic Chemical Release	Closing Date
Spruance Operating Services LLCAres Management (100.00%)	Richmond	VA	Natural Gas	58,135	32,616,884.02	561.05

Richmond city, Virginia Details

Electricity consumption in Richmond city results in the release of 1,011,868,222.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, which is 339th largest amount in the country out of 3230 counties and 9th highest in the state out of 133 counties. More telling of the county's emissions reality is the per resident CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 4,411.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the 32nd highest county in the state for CO2 emissions per capita. Power generating plants in the county mainly use Natural Gas, which makes up 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity production in the county. Richmond city is home to one electricity producing plant.

NATURAL GAS

100.00%

Of the 3 electricity companies in Richmond city, only one of them report that they offer net metering crediting. Regulations put in place at the state level are above average for consumers interested in installing solar or other alternative electricity generation sources.

In Richmond city one company reports energy loss, Dominion Energy. They average an annual energy loss of 3.14%. With a state average energy loss of 2.71%, Richmond city is ranked as the 7th best county in Virginia for energy loss efficiency.

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FAQ

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

Richmond city, Virginia is home to one electricity plant producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity companies offer service in Richmond city, Virginia?

County Customers Rank	Provider	Est. County Customers
1	Dominion Energy	8,690
2	Strategic Energy LLC	4

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

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

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Richmond city, Virginia?

The largest electricity supplier in Richmond city, Virginia by megawatt hours sold is Dominion Energy.

Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese

Published: 2024-04-22