Electricity prices in Virginia
What homes in Virginia pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 16.6¢ a kWh
- Up 12% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $177 a month
- Up 13% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,066 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 21 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Virginia homes paid 16.6¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Virginia vs the US
| Virginia | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 16.6¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 17.6¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $177 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $220 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,066 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +12% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +38% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 17.64¢ |
| July 2026 | 17.55¢ |
| June 2026 | 17.22¢ |
| May 2026 | 17.61¢ |
| April 2026 | 17.38¢ |
| March 2026 | 17.05¢ |
| February 2026 | 15.96¢ |
| January 2026 | 15.87¢ |
| December 2025 | 15.27¢ |
| November 2025 | 15.94¢ |
| October 2025 | 16.35¢ |
| September 2025 | 16.61¢ |
| August 2025 | 15.85¢ |
| July 2025 | 15.79¢ |
| June 2025 | 15.24¢ |
| May 2025 | 15.26¢ |
| April 2025 | 15.30¢ |
| March 2025 | 14.90¢ |
| February 2025 | 14.21¢ |
| January 2025 | 13.95¢ |
| December 2024 | 14.37¢ |
| November 2024 | 14.73¢ |
| October 2024 | 14.79¢ |
| September 2024 | 15.24¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Virginia, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $220 |
| July 2026 | $228 |
| June 2026 | $185 |
| May 2026 | $146 |
| April 2026 | $130 |
| March 2026 | $154 |
| February 2026 | $209 |
| January 2026 | $240 |
| December 2025 | $206 |
| November 2025 | $142 |
| October 2025 | $125 |
| September 2025 | $144 |
| August 2025 | $169 |
| July 2025 | $216 |
| June 2025 | $175 |
| May 2025 | $123 |
| April 2025 | $118 |
| March 2025 | $140 |
| February 2025 | $171 |
| January 2025 | $227 |
| December 2024 | $180 |
| November 2024 | $123 |
| October 2024 | $113 |
| September 2024 | $133 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Virginia, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $31.14 |
| July 2026 | $29.83 |
| June 2026 | $27.20 |
| May 2026 | $23.66 |
| April 2026 | $22.36 |
| March 2026 | $18.75 |
| February 2026 | $16.66 |
| January 2026 | $16.34 |
| December 2025 | $15.45 |
| November 2025 | $16.58 |
| October 2025 | $20.85 |
| September 2025 | $26.14 |
| August 2025 | $27.07 |
| July 2025 | $28.44 |
| June 2025 | $26.11 |
| May 2025 | $25.14 |
| April 2025 | $21.46 |
| March 2025 | $17.49 |
| February 2025 | $14.56 |
| January 2025 | $13.28 |
| December 2024 | $13.38 |
| November 2024 | $16.15 |
| October 2024 | $18.91 |
| September 2024 | $23.71 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Virginia, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Virginia
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 86% of homes in Virginia; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Dominion Energy VirginiaInvestor-owned | 17.3¢ | +18% |
| Appalachian Power (AEP)Investor-owned | 16.4¢ | -5.4% |
| Rappahannock Electric CooperativeCooperative | 15.9¢ | +3.1% |
| Shenandoah Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.9¢ | +5.3% |
| A & N Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.9¢ | +8.0% |
| Kentucky UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 15.9¢ | +7.7% |
Heating fuels in Virginia: heating oil, propane.