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Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 88,055 homes in Virginia. EIA lists it as Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop.

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Average price
14.9¢ a kWh
Up 5.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$177 a month
Up 5.2% on a year ago
Average use
1,189 kWh
A month. Virginia 1,066 kWh
Price rank in Virginia
6 of 6
1 is the most expensive

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

Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative vs Virginia

Shenandoah Valley Electric CooperativeVirginia
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.9¢16.6¢
Price in August 202616.7¢17.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$177$177
Bill in August 2026$196$220
Average monthly use1,189 kWh1,066 kWh
Price change, past year+5.3%+12%
Price change since 2019+26%+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