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A & N Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay A & N Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 33,269 homes in Virginia. EIA lists it as A & N Electric Coop.

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Average price
14.9¢ a kWh
Up 8.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$149 a month
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,001 kWh
A month. Virginia 1,066 kWh
Price rank in Virginia
5 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, A & N Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.9¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Virginia.

A & N Electric Cooperative vs Virginia

A & N Electric CooperativeVirginia
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.9¢16.6¢
Price in August 202616.8¢17.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$149$177
Bill in August 2026$185$220
Average monthly use1,001 kWh1,066 kWh
Price change, past year+8.0%+12%
Price change since 2019+21%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026