Electric Rates & Providers in Marshall County, WV

Marshall County, West Virginia Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Marshall County, WV is $164.00
  • The average electricity rate in Marshall County, WV is 17.41¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Marshall County, WV

The average residential electric bill in Marshall County, WV is $164.00 per month. Marshall County, WV is the 38th most expensive county in West Virginia for electricity.

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Marshall County, West Virginia Electricity Overview

The largest electricity company in Marshall County by megawatt hours sold is Wheeling Power Company.

With a nationwide average residential electricity bill of $146.54, Marshall County residents pay about 11.91% more than their fellow Americans per month for electricity.

135.65 megawatt hours of electricity per person are produced using coal in Marshall County. They rank 5th out of 55 counties in the state.

Marshall County consumers deal with outages lasting on average 422.81 minutes per incident, with roughly 1.77 outages each year.

Electricity production from the burning of coal as a fuel source totals 4,179,903.65 megawatt hours, giving Marshall County the 66th position in the nationwide rankings.

Marshall County is the 120th highest county in the United States for non-renewable generation per capita, with an average of 159.39 megawatt hours per resident generated from non-renewable fuel types.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    579,907 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    18.82 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    4,911,322 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    4,911,322 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    159.39 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    523,291,054 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    16,982.8 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Moundsville

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Moundsville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

19.09¢ per kWh

  • 0.27% higher than last month
  • 7.12% higher than November last year
  • 20.32% higher than the West Virginia average
  • 12.08% higher than the US average
  • 438th in the state out of 439 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since November last year
  • 25,303rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 52 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 709 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

17.56¢ per kWh

  • 0.61% higher than last month
  • 3.65% higher than November last year
  • 17.17% higher than the West Virginia average
  • 6.46% higher than the US average
  • 437th in the state out of 439 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 22,160th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 119 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$110.45 per month

  • 20.66% lower than last month
  • 5.62% higher than November last year
  • 21.2% lower than the West Virginia average
  • 6.58% lower than the US average
  • 10th in the state out of 439 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 207 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since November last year
  • 12,445th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 11,634 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,328 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$156.24 per month

  • 0.31% higher than last month
  • 7.07% higher than November last year
  • 2.25% higher than the West Virginia average
  • 9.84% higher than the US average
  • 219th in the state out of 439 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 21,794th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 384 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,240 since November last year

Moundsville, WV Electricity Overview

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The residential electricity rate is 17.56 cents per kilowatt hour for Moundsville. This is 14.70% higher than West Virginia's average price of 15.31 cents. Consumers in Moundsville deal with 1.5 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 331.07 minutes. Wheeling Power Company has an estimated 328 total residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.

Moundsville is the 19th highest ranked city in the state out of 439 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 133,147,129.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total equates to 16,247.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the city ranks 108th worst in West Virginia for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. Within Moundsville, there are no power plants. The city must rely on power generated outside of the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Moundsville

Moundsville residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.098/kWh$216.87/mo.$77.78/mo.
437th17.56¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Moundsville
219th$156.24Average residential monthly electricity bill for Moundsville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Moundsville, West Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Wheeling Power CompanyBUNDLED17.39159.62378,496.6865,819,660

Glen Dale, WV Electricity Overview

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The residential electricity rate is 17.56 cents per kilowatt hour for Glen Dale. This is 14.70% higher than West Virginia's average price of 15.31 cents. Consumers in Glen Dale deal with 1.8 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 368.25 minutes. Wheeling Power Company has an estimated 117 total residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.

Glen Dale is the 89th highest ranked city in the state out of 439 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 27,198,083.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total equates to 16,247.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the city ranks 12th worst in West Virginia for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. Within Glen Dale, there are no power plants. The city must rely on power generated outside of the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Glen Dale

Glen Dale residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.098/kWh$216.87/mo.$77.78/mo.
437th17.56¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Glen Dale
209th$156.24Average residential monthly electricity bill for Glen Dale Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Glen Dale, West Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Wheeling Power CompanyBUNDLED17.39159.62378,496.6865,819,660

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McMechen, WV Electricity Overview

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The residential electricity rate is 17.56 cents per kilowatt hour for McMechen. This is 14.70% higher than West Virginia's average price of 15.31 cents. Consumers in McMechen deal with 1.5 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 331.07 minutes. Wheeling Power Company has an estimated 82 total residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.

McMechen is the 90th highest ranked city in the state out of 439 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 27,084,352.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total equates to 16,247.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the city ranks 108th worst in West Virginia for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. Within McMechen, there are no power plants. The city must rely on power generated outside of the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in McMechen

McMechen residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.098/kWh$216.87/mo.$77.78/mo.
437th17.56¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of McMechen
219th$156.24Average residential monthly electricity bill for McMechen Residents

Electric Companies With Service in McMechen, West Virginia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Wheeling Power CompanyBUNDLED17.39159.62378,496.6865,819,660

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Marshall County, West Virginia Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Marshall County, West Virginia

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Marshall County WV Coal 4,211,91274,282,051,735.7341,016.653
Axiall Natrium PlantWestlake Chemical Natrium Plant (100.00%)
Marshall County WV Natural Gas 699,410.52149,785,196.44214.164

Marshall County, West Virginia Production Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
85.11%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
13.43%
OTHER GAS
Other Gas
0.81%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.65%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For electricity production purposes, Marshall County's primary fuel source is Coal, making up 85.11%, or 4,179,903.65 megawatt hours of production in the county. Natural Gas and Other Gas make up 13.43% and 0.81% of electricity production, respectively. The county emits 16,982.8 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 5th highest polluting county out of 55 counties in the state. This adds up to total emissions of 523,291,053.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, ranking the county the 15th highest for total emissions in West Virginia. Marshall County has 2 electricity producing plants in the county. This is the 1168th most plants in a single county.

Marshall County, West Virginia Net Metering

Marshall County is home to one electricity company. Fortunately for citizens in the county who are interested in installing their own solar panels, the sole supplier in town has net metering practices in place. Regulations put in place at the state level are great for consumers interested in installing solar or other alternative electricity generation sources.

Power Companies in Marshall County, West Virginia

Providers In Each City in Marshall County:

  • Benwood, West Virginia:
    • AEP Ohio: 11.55%
    • Wheeling Power Company: 88.45%
  • Cameron, West Virginia:
    • Wheeling Power Company: 100.00%
  • Glen Dale, West Virginia:
    • Wheeling Power Company: 97.42%
    • South Central Power Company: 2.58%
  • McMechen, West Virginia:
    • Wheeling Power Company: 97.53%
    • AEP Ohio: 2.47%
  • Moundsville, West Virginia:
    • Wheeling Power Company: 99.00%
    • AEP Ohio: 1.00%

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

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Marshall County, West Virginia?

The largest electricity supplier in Marshall County, West Virginia by total customer count is Wheeling Power Company.

How many power plants are located in Marshall County, West Virginia?

Marshall County, West Virginia has 2 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

Which electricity companies offer service in Marshall County, West Virginia?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Wheeling Power Company30,463

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-06-04