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Appalachian Power Co: 17.02 ¢/kWh for homes, 342 minutes of SAIDI

Appalachian Power Co is an investor owned utility serving 549,270 customer accounts in Virginia; 465,283 of them are residential. Its home price moved +51.5% from 2015 to 2024, 24.8 points faster than Virginia.

John E. Amos coal-fired power plant on the Kanawha River, West Virginia
Close-up view of John Amos Coal-fired Power Plant, West Virginia - 53144875955. Photo by Gary Todd from Xinzheng, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Appalachian Power Co: 1,048 kWh a month costs roughly $178 in energy at 17.02 ¢/kWh, +18.1% on the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.

Its home price moved +51.5% from 2015 to 2024, 24.8 points faster than Virginia.

Appalachian Power Co: price path since 2015

Home price since 2015
+51.5%Virginia +26.7%, a gap of +24.8 points

The record that sets Appalachian Power Co apart is the path of its home price: 11.23 ¢ in 2015, 17.02 ¢ in 2024. That is +51.5%, while the Virginia average went +26.7%, so this utility climbed faster by 24.8 points.

Among Virginia utilities with 20,000+ homes it stood 2nd cheapest of 10 in 2015 and is 10th of 10 in 2024, so it fell down the list.

How it compares

Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian Power Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Appalachian Power Co17.02 ¢/kWh13.46 ¢/kWh$178at 1,048 kWh342 minSAIDI
Virginia average against this company, which is 10 of 10 on priceLowest in this table-2.61 ¢/kWhcompany 18.1% above-4.74 ¢/kWhcompany 54.3% above-$27a month at 1,048 kWh-164 mincompany 164 above
Central Virginia Electric Coop16.14 ¢/kWhcompany 5.4% above14.06 ¢/kWhcompany 4.3% below$1699 less than company351 mincompany 9 below

Compare 17 Virginia companies

Appalachian Power Co: 2025

Appalachian Power Co: +0.9% on 2024 for homes, Virginia +6.0%.

Appalachian Power Co home price, 2025
17.16 ¢/kWh+0.9% on 2024, early release
Appalachian Power Co SAIDI, 2025
328 min-4% on 2024, early release
Appalachian Power Co against Virginia, 2025
-5.2 pointsAppalachian Power Co +0.9%, Virginia +6.0%, price in Virginia 15.28 ¢

Appalachian Power Co: 17.16 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +0.9% from 17.02 ¢; Virginia as a whole went +6.0%, so Appalachian Power Co trailed it by 5.2 points. Its SAIDI is 328 minutes against 342 in 2024.

Carbon context

Appalachian Power Co serves 465,283 homes in Virginia. At 1,048 kWh a month that is about 255 kg of CO₂, or 3,062 kg a year, at the Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Virginia generation mix.

Appalachian Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 17.02 ¢ in 2024

11.23 ¢ in 2015, 17.02 ¢ in 2024 (+51.5%); Virginia 11.37 to 14.41 ¢.

Appalachian Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearAppalachian Power CoGap to Virginia residentialGap to U.S. residential
201511.23-0.14-1.42
201611.35-0.01-1.20
201711.44-0.11-1.45
201811.18-0.55-1.69
201910.97-1.10-2.04
202010.81-1.22-2.34
202111.15-0.81-2.51
202213.03-0.31-2.01
202315.88+1.62-0.12
202417.02+2.61+0.54

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Appalachian Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

312 min in 2015, 342 in 2024.

Appalachian Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearAppalachian Power Co, no major events
2015312
2016315
2017294
2018426
2019383
2020310
2021351
2022471
2023357
2024342

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 342.3 min

342.3 min, 3.44x the median reporter, rank 623 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events342.3
  • Company, with major events1,714.0

Appalachian Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.23 ¢ in 2015 to 17.02 ¢ in 2024, a move of +51.5%: Appalachian Power Co outpaced its state (+26.7%) by 24.8 points, and +21.2 points against the U.S. Appalachian Power Co's sharpest move came in 2023, +21.9%. The latest year is the high at 17.02 ¢; the low was 10.81 ¢ (2020). 2024: +7.2% here, +1.1% for the Virginia average. SAIDI at Appalachian Power Co (major events excluded) went from 312 minutes in 2015 to 342 in 2024, +10%, between 294 (2017) and 471 (2022). Against the national median, Appalachian Power Co came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 342 minutes, +243 from the median. 2024: 1714 minutes with major events, 342 without, the widest gap of any year. Appalachian Power Co has 9 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Virginia peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Central Virginia Electric Coop, bills 16.14 ¢ (-0.87).

Pricier by 18.1% than Virginia and slower to restore, at 342 minutes or 3.4 times the median.

Home accounts at Appalachian Power Co went from 448,402 in 2015 to 465,283 in 2024, +3.8%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (13.46 against 17.02 ¢); the ratio was 0.80 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.66 in 2015 to 1.61 in 2024, between 1.42 and 1.80.

Facts

Customer accounts
549,27013.4% of Virginia total
Residential accounts
465,28312.7% of Virginia homes
Commercial accounts
82,04314.9% of the base
Residential rate
17.02 ¢/kWhplace 10 of 10, +18.1% against the state
Commercial rate
13.46 ¢/kWhplace 13 of 17, +54.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
342.3 minbetter than 8% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.611.59x the median
SAIDI with major events
1714.0 min80.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
50.8 MW5,111 installations
Counties served
34Virginia plus 1 more
Average residential use
12,575 kWh/yr1,048 a month
Implied monthly bill
$178+$6 on the U.S. rate, 1,048 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+51.5%11.23 to 17.02 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+10%312 min in 2015, 342 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Appalachian Power Co

Appalachian Power Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential465,28317.02+2.61
Commercial82,04313.46+4.74

Year by year, Appalachian Power Co

YearHome accounts, Appalachian Power CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015448,40211.238.980.803121.66
2016449,72311.358.920.793151.61
2017451,18311.448.970.782941.42
2018452,37611.188.750.784261.79
2019453,32110.978.500.773831.71
2020456,50010.818.410.783101.51
2021460,21011.158.610.773511.46
2022460,45613.0310.150.784711.80
2023462,25915.8812.850.813571.52
2024465,28317.0213.460.793421.61

Peers of Appalachian Power Co in Virginia, place 10 of 10 on home price

Utility near Appalachian Power Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to Appalachian Power CoHome ¢, gap to Appalachian Power CoGap % to Appalachian Power CoAccounts, Appalachian Power Co = 1
7. City of DanvilleNo data-2.01-11.8%0.08
8. Southside Electric Coop, Inc-33-1.54-9.0%0.11
9. Central Virginia Electric Coop+9-0.87-5.1%0.07
10. Appalachian Power Co (this utility)34217.02-1.00

Who buys Appalachian Power Co's electricity

Class at Appalachian Power CoAccountsOf Appalachian Power Co accountsOf Appalachian Power Co MWh soldkWh a year per Appalachian Power Co account
Residential465,28384.7%40.9%12,575
Commercial82,04314.9%25.7%44,778
Industrial and other1,9440.35%33.4%2,460,301

Appalachian Power Co among AEP group

Appalachian Power Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Appalachian Power CoHome ¢, gap to Appalachian Power CoAccounts, Appalachian Power Co = 1
1. Public Service Co of Oklahoma (OK)-226-4.291.05
2. Kingsport Power Co (TN)-178-4.180.09
3. Southwestern Electric Power Co (LA)-22-3.560.43
4. Ohio Power Co (OH)-184-2.662.79
5. Kentucky Power Co (KY)+64-1.950.30
6. Indiana Michigan Power Co (IN)-245-0.710.88
7. Appalachian Power Co (VA, this utility)34217.021.00
8. Wheeling Power Co (WV)+319+0.390.08

Appalachian Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureAppalachian Power CoVirginia contextAppalachian Power Co detail
Appalachian Power Co home meters on AMI99.9%Virginia 92.9%467,883 of 468,192 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)116Virginia figure not published0.0% of meters
Homes with daily digital access443,629Virginia figure not published95% of the 465,283 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Appalachian Power Co homesOffered7 of 17 Virginia utilities offer one1,447 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.31% of 465,283
Net-metered installations5,11196% residential10.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.9 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Appalachian Power Co

kWhShare of a 1,048 kWh monthCost a month at 17.02 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25024%$42.54+$1.34$510
50048%$85.08+$2.68$1,021
75072%$127.62+$4.02$1,531
1,00095%$170.17+$5.37$2,042
1,500143%$255.25+$8.05$3,063
2,000191%$340.33+$10.73$4,084

Outage record, Appalachian Power Co

Measure, Appalachian Power CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes342.31714.05.71 h
SAIFI interruptions1.6102.2550.62 yr apart
CAIDI minutes212.6760.13.54 h

Territory of Appalachian Power Co

34 Virginia counties plus 1 other state, region RFC:

Counties served by Appalachian Power CoFluvannaPulaskiAppomattoxFranklinHenryBuckinghamSmythPatrickNelsonAlbemarleMontgomeryCampbellBedfordGraysonDickensonPittsylvaniaBlandAmherstBuchananTazewellFloydWiseWashingtonCarrollBotetourtScottRoanokeCraigWytheGilesRussellMcDowellLincolnClayFayetteMercerGreenbrierNicholasRoaneMasonSummersMonroeBooneJacksonLoganPutnamRaleighWayneCabellMingoKanawhaWyoming

Virginia other states: 55 of 55 counties of Appalachian Power Co drawn

Appalachian Power Co: 55 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Albemarle
  • Amherst
  • Appomattox
  • Bedford
  • Bland
  • Botetourt
  • Buchanan
  • Buckingham
  • Campbell
  • Carroll
  • Craig
  • Dickenson
  • Floyd
  • Fluvanna
  • Franklin
  • Galax City
  • Giles
  • Grayson
  • Henry
  • Lynchburg City
  • Montgomery
  • Nelson
  • Patrick
  • Pittsylvania
  • Pulaski
  • Roanoke
  • Roanoke City
  • Russell
  • Scott
  • Smyth
  • Tazewell
  • Washington
  • Wise
  • Wythe

Questions on Appalachian Power Co

How many customers does Appalachian Power Co serve in Virginia?

549,270 accounts in 2024: residential 465,283, commercial 82,043, industrial 1,944.

What is the average residential rate of Appalachian Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 17.02 cents; against the Virginia average that is +18.1%.

How reliable is Appalachian Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 342.3 min and SAIFI 1.61 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 3.44, CAIDI 213 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Appalachian Power Co grid?

5,111 installations with 50.8 MW, of which residential installations number 4,908.

What is the monthly bill at Appalachian Power Co for average use?

1,048 kWh at 17.02 cents comes to about $178, energy only.

How does Appalachian Power Co rank on price within Virginia?

Rank 10 of 10 in Virginia on price, +18.1% against the state average; 9 charge less than 17.02 ¢.

What share of Appalachian Power Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 40.9% of 14,307,492 MWh, commercial accounts 25.7%, industrial and other 33.4%; the 82,043 commercial accounts use 44,778 kWh each, 3.6 times a home.

At Appalachian Power Co, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

467,883 of 468,192 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. Appalachian Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 1,447 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.31% of its homes.

Has Appalachian Power Co moved up the Virginia price list since 2015?

2nd cheapest of 10 in 2015, 10th of 10 in 2024; its price rose 51.5% while Virginia rose 26.7%.

Where does Appalachian Power Co stand among 7 peers?

Place 7 of 8 on home price at 17.02 ¢ (AEP group); median 14.71 ¢, cheapest member 12.73 ¢.

Did Appalachian Power Co cut or raise its 2025 home price?

17.16 cents per kWh, +0.9% on the 17.02 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Appalachian Power Co at 17.02 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

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Appalachian Power Co: 1,048 kWh a month costs roughly $178 in energy at 17.02 ¢/kWh, +18.1% on the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.