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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Virginia

Dominion Energy Virginia electricity rates

What homes pay Dominion Energy Virginia for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 2,433,594 homes in Virginia. EIA lists it as Virginia Electric & Power Co.

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Average price
17.3¢ a kWh
Up 18% on a year ago
Average bill
$179 a month
Up 19% on a year ago
Average use
1,040 kWh
A month. Virginia 1,066 kWh
Price rank in Virginia
1 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Dominion Energy Virginia homes paid 17.3¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Virginia.

Dominion Energy Virginia vs Virginia

Dominion Energy VirginiaVirginia
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.3¢16.6¢
Price in August 202618.8¢17.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$179$177
Bill in August 2026$233$220
Average monthly use1,040 kWh1,066 kWh
Price change, past year+18%+12%
Price change since 2019+43%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.