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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is a cooperative utility serving 31,934 customer accounts in Virginia; 30,016 of them are residential. Major event days make 24% of its yearly outage minutes (360 with them, 274 without).
At 973 kWh a month a Mecklenburg Electric home pays about $141 in energy: 14.50 ¢/kWh, 0.7% above the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.
Major event days make 24% of its yearly outage minutes (360 with them, 274 without).
Mecklenburg Electric: major event days
Share of SAIDI from major events
24%360 minutes with events, 274 without
Major events weigh on Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: 360 minutes with them, 274 without, so 24% of the total comes from event days, 1.32 times the everyday figure.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 2.23 interruptions a customer a year, 2.20 times the national median (1.01), with 123 minutes per interruption.
How it compares
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, 2024
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Business
Bill
SAIDI
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
14.50 ¢/kWh
5.28 ¢/kWh
$141at 973 kWh
274 minSAIDI
Virginia average against this company, which is 5 of 10 on priceLowest in this table
No 2025 early-release row for Mecklenburg Electric; 2024 stays the latest year.
Mecklenburg Electric 2024 against Virginia 2025
-0.78 ¢14.50 ¢ for Mecklenburg Electric in 2024, 15.28 ¢ for Virginia in 2025
EIA's early release leaves Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative out for 2025. Its newest record stays 2024: 14.50 ¢/kWh across 30,016 home accounts and 274 minutes of SAIDI.
Carbon context
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative serves 30,016 homes in Virginia. At 973 kWh a month that is about 237 kg of CO₂, or 2,842 kg a year, at the Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Virginia generation mix.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative charts
Residential price since 2015: 14.50 ¢ in 2024
13.23 ¢ in 2015, 14.50 ¢ in 2024 (+9.6%); Virginia 11.37 to 14.41 ¢.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative billed homes 13.23 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.50 ¢ in 2024, +9.6% in all, and lagged the Virginia average (+26.7%) by 17.1 points. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.8%. The high is 14.91 ¢ (2023) and the low 12.60 ¢ (2016). 2024: -2.7% here, +1.1% for the Virginia average. SAIDI at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (major events excluded) rose from 181 minutes in 2015 to 274 in 2024, +52%; worst year 2024 at 274. Against the national median, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 274 minutes, +174 from the median. 2021: 2020 minutes with major events, 148 without, the widest gap of any year. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative has 4 cheaper and 5 higher-priced Virginia peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Virginia Electric & Power Co, bills 14.09 ¢ (-0.41). Next higher-priced, Rappahannock Electric Coop, bills 14.89 ¢ (+0.38).
The rate is within 0.7% of Virginia, but reliability is the weak side: 274 minutes, 2.8 times the national median.
Home accounts at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative went from 29,226 in 2015 to 30,016 in 2024, +2.7%. Business customers paid 0.36 times the home price in 2024 (5.28 against 14.50 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.59 in 2015 to 2.23 in 2024, between 1.43 and 2.23.
Outages and home price of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (EIA utility 12260), 2013 to 2024
By 2024 the average Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative customer sat through 274 minutes of outage, against 187 in 2013 (+46%). Its best year was 2021 (148 min), its worst 2024 (274 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Virginia median of 169 minutes in 2024, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative home paid 14.89 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 17.70 ¢ in 2013, −15.9%; the bill itself went 12.81 ¢ to 14.50 ¢ (+13.3%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,124 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,786 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 28th cheapest of 29 in 2013, 11th of 20 in 2024 among Virginia utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 274 in 2024
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative at 274 min in 2024 and the Virginia median at 169.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative home price since 2013: −15.9% after inflation
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: 14.89 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.50 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, EIA utility 12260, year by year among Virginia utilities
What kind of utility is Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative?
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Virginia, cooperatives serve 17% of residential customers at an average 13.8 cents per kWh, 5% below investor-owned utilities in Virginia. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative itself averaged 14.5 cents, 0.7 cents above its type in Virginia.
In 2024 the average Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative customer was without power 274 minutes without major events and 360 with them. That is 9th fewest of 12 Virginia utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Virginia utility reported 169 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 30,016 residential meters.
How big is Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia, by customer accounts?
31,934 accounts in 2024: residential 30,016, commercial 1,889, industrial 29.
How many cents per kWh does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 14.50 cents; against the Virginia average that is +0.7%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative?
SAIDI 273.8 min and SAIFI 2.23 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.75, CAIDI 123 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative?
183 installations with 2.6 MW, of which residential installations number 178.
What would a typical Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative home pay each month?
973 kWh at 14.50 cents comes to about $141, energy only.
Is Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative cheaper than other Virginia utilities?
Rank 5 of 10 in Virginia on price, +0.7% against the state average; 4 charge less than 14.50 ¢.
How much of the Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative load is business?
Homes take 18.9% of 1,851,386 MWh, commercial accounts 70.8%, industrial and other 10.3%; the 1,889 commercial accounts use 693,420 kWh each, 59.4 times a home.
Does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative have smart meters or TOU rates?
30,016 of 30,016 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Mecklenburg Electric reports no home time-of-use rate; 7 of 17 Virginia filers do.
Since 2015, has Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative become cheaper than other Virginia utilities?
8th cheapest of 10 in 2015, 5th of 10 in 2024; its price rose 9.6% while Virginia rose 26.7%.
How does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative compare with 5 similar utilities?
Place 3 of 6 on home price at 14.50 ¢ (Virginia cooperatives); median 14.70 ¢, cheapest member 11.57 ¢.
Has Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative filed 2025 data with EIA?
Not yet: 14.50 cents and 274 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest Mecklenburg Electric record.
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Home prices nearest to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative at 14.50 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, the state price average
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At 973 kWh a month a Mecklenburg Electric home pays about $141 in energy: 14.50 ¢/kWh, 0.7% above the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.
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