What is the PJM capacity charge in Virginia?
2,848,831 of 3,584,337 homes (79%) sit in 2 mapped utilities; the main zone is Dominion. Dominion Energy is the largest at 84% of mapped homes.
Virginia utilities and their PJM zones
| Utility | Zone | Virginia homes | Share | Virginia kWh/mo | 1 kW cents/kWh 2026/27 | 2024/25 $ | 2026/27 $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | DOM | 2,383,548 | 83.7% | 1,005 | 1.00 | $28.92 | $329.17 |
| Appalachian Power | AEP | 465,283 | 16.3% | 1,048 | 0.96 | $28.92 | $329.17 |
DOM against the RTO price
2025/26: $444.26 here, $269.92 RTO-wide.
Virginia per kWh
DOM zone, Virginia: 1 kW at $329.17 x 365 / 1,000 = $120.15 a year, against $10.56 for 2024/25.
Virginia homes average 1,032 kWh a month (EIA-861, 2024). 1 kW per kWh: 0.09 cents at 2024/25, 0.97 at 2026/27. Virginia average price 2025: 15.28 cents.
17 Virginia utilities serve 735,506 homes outside our map. Largest: Rappahannock Electric Coop, cooperative, 169,489 homes, 14.9 cents; Northern Virginia Elec Coop, cooperative, 167,274 homes, 11.6 cents; Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, cooperative, 85,281 homes, 13.8 cents; Southside Electric Coop, Inc, cooperative, 56,846 homes, 15.5 cents.
investor-owned 80% of homes at 14.6 cents and 1,013 kWh a month; cooperative 17% of homes at 13.8 cents and 1,128 kWh a month; municipal 3% of homes at 13.2 cents and 1,004 kWh a month. Of 133 counties, 40% are nonmetro.
Virginia against other PJM states
Virginia is #4 of 10 on the price ratio, behind Ohio (11.4x) and ahead of West Virginia (11.4x).
Neighbors with a page: Kentucky 11.4x, West Virginia 11.4x, District of Columbia 6.7x, Maryland 4.5x.
Work out a Virginia capacity cost
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Sources
2 Virginia utilities from EIA-861 2024 and the PJM files listed on the hub.
Questions
Which PJM zone is my Virginia utility in?
Dominion Energy: DOM; Appalachian Power: AEP.
How many Virginia homes does the zone map cover?
2,848,831 of 3,584,337 (79%); 735,506 are served by utilities we leave unmapped.