Electricity rates — West Virginia
EIA puts the average residential price in West Virginia at 15.5¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 24th-lowest of 51 against 17.9¢ for the US. The one ranked plan below comes from a utility serving about 39% of its homes, so it is listed, not presented as the state's price. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
- Average price
- 15.5¢ per kWh
- 12 months to June 2026
- Against the 12 months before
- +0.6%
- The 47th-largest rise of the 50 states
- Average bill
- $164 a month
- 12 months to June 2026, up 1.2% on the 12 months before, and homes used 0.6% more
Every priced plan in West Virginia, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service A✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since July 2025 | $1,649.16 | — | 13.7¢ |
What the one West Virginia plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $860.56 (Residential Service A), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $1,649.16 (Residential Service A), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $3,226.32 (Residential Service A), the one plan ranked here
What households in West Virginia pay, by EIA's count
West Virginia sits between Florida (15.4¢) and Oregon (15.5¢).
EIA lists 5 utilities serving homes in West Virginia. By homes served, the largest 5 are Appalachian Power Co (348,946), Monongahela Power Co (334,588), The Potomac Edison Company (135,266), Wheeling Power Co (34,392), and Black Diamond Power Co (3,479). Investor-owned utilities supply about 99% of its households on full service.
West Virginia homes used the most electricity in January and the least in October (2021–2025): a winter peak, 2.0 times the lightest month. October was the dearest month per kWh, 17% above January.
The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 39% of West Virginia's households: Monongahela Power Co (West Virginia) (334,588). That is less than half the state, so the plans below describe those utilities, not West Virginia; EIA's figure is the state's. Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 13.7¢ per kWh.
| Average price, 12 months to June 2026 | 15.5¢ |
|---|---|
| Among the 50 states and DC | 24 of 51, 1 = lowest |
| US average, same months | 17.9¢ |
| Change on the 12 months before | ↑ +0.6% |
| Change over five years | ↑ +29.7% (US ↑ +34.7%) |
| Average price in 2001 | 6.3¢ |
| Households, 2024 | 866,456 |
| Average use per home, 2024 | 1,027 kWh a month (US 872) |
| Average bill per home, 2024 | $154.76 a month (US $143.64) |
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Every year’s figure for West Virginia
| Year | West Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.4¢ | 17.3¢ |
| 2024 | 15.1¢ | 16.5¢ |
| 2023 | 14.1¢ | 16.0¢ |
| 2022 | 13.2¢ | 15.0¢ |
| 2021 | 12.2¢ | 13.7¢ |
| 2020 | 11.8¢ | 13.2¢ |
| 2019 | 11.2¢ | 13.0¢ |
| 2018 | 11.2¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2017 | 11.6¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2016 | 11.4¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2015 | 10.1¢ | 12.7¢ |
| 2014 | 9.3¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2013 | 9.5¢ | 12.1¢ |
| 2012 | 9.9¢ | 11.9¢ |
| 2011 | 9.4¢ | 11.7¢ |
| 2010 | 8.8¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2009 | 7.9¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2008 | 7.1¢ | 11.3¢ |
| 2007 | 6.7¢ | 10.7¢ |
| 2006 | 6.4¢ | 10.4¢ |
| 2005 | 6.2¢ | 9.4¢ |
| 2004 | 6.2¢ | 8.9¢ |
| 2003 | 6.2¢ | 8.7¢ |
| 2002 | 6.2¢ | 8.4¢ |
| 2001 | 6.3¢ | 8.6¢ |
Highest in January, $199; lowest in May, $114.
Every month’s bill in West Virginia
| Month | Average bill |
|---|---|
| January | $199 |
| February | $163 |
| March | $151 |
| April | $115 |
| May | $114 |
| June | $131 |
| July | $165 |
| August | $155 |
| September | $118 |
| October | $117 |
| November | $142 |
| December | $184 |
In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state
Who provides West Virginia's plans
Every plan here comes from Monongahela Power Co (West Virginia) — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in West Virginia. How each of its plans is built, and what changing between them saves, is set out on Monongahela Power Co (West Virginia)'s own page.
What the West Virginia figures do not cover
Only one utility in West Virginia has been indexed so far, so the ranges above are not statewide. A household served by another provider will not find its plans here yet.