Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is an cooperative utility serving 31,934 customer accounts in Virginia; 30,016 of them are residential. Businesses and industry take 81% of the 1,851,386 MWh it sells; homes take 19%.

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 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 81% of the 1,851,386 MWh it sells; homes take 19%.

Who buys power from Mecklenburg Electric

Business share of sales: 81%homes 19% of 1,851,386 MWh

The customer mix of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is its own: 30,016 home accounts buy 18.9% of 1,851,386 MWh, 1,889 commercial accounts buy 70.8%, and the remaining 10.3% goes to 29 industrial and other accounts. A typical Mecklenburg Electric home uses 11,670 kWh a year, a typical business account 693,420.

How it compares

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, 2024	Home	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	-0.09 ¢/kWhcompany 0.7% above	+3.44 ¢/kWhcompany 39.4% below	-$1a month at 973 kWh	-95 mincompany 95 above
Rappahannock Electric Coop	14.89 ¢/kWhcompany 2.6% below	12.05 ¢/kWhcompany 56.2% below	$1454 more than company	189 mincompany 85 above

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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: 2025

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

Year	Mecklenburg Electric Coopera	Gap to Virginia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	13.23	+1.86	+0.58
2016	12.60	+1.24	+0.05
2017	12.74	+1.19	-0.15
2018	13.58	+1.85	+0.71
2019	13.80	+1.73	+0.79
2020	13.35	+1.32	+0.20
2021	12.72	+0.76	-0.94
2022	14.48	+1.14	-0.56
2023	14.91	+0.65	-1.09
2024	14.50	+0.09	-1.98

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative SAIDI, 2015-2024

181 min in 2015, 274 in 2024.

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Mecklenburg Electric C, no major events
2015	181
2016	256
2017	166
2018	223
2019	211
2020	228
2021	148
2022	190
2023	244
2024	274

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 273.8 min

273.8 min, 2.75x the median reporter, rank 596 of 673.

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Company, no major events273.8
Company, with major events360.2

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

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

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperati 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Mecklenburg Electr	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Mecklenburg El	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Mecklenburg El	Virginia median SAIDI
2013	12.81	17.70	28 of 29	187	1.27	5 of 9	187
2014	12.98	17.65	26 of 29	207	1.75	11 of 13	141
2015	13.23	17.97	24 of 29	181	1.59	11 of 16	160
2016	12.60	16.90	22 of 29	256	2.03	13 of 16	165
2017	12.74	16.73	23 of 29	166	1.85	11 of 15	141
2018	13.58	17.41	25 of 29	223	2.12	10 of 14	176
2019	13.80	17.38	24 of 30	211	1.70	8 of 14	197
2020	13.35	16.60	17 of 21	228	2.10	7 of 10	168
2021	12.72	15.12	17 of 21	148	1.43	7 of 13	148
2022	14.48	15.93	19 of 21	190	1.77	6 of 13	208
2023	14.91	15.76	15 of 21	244	2.06	11 of 14	145
2024	14.50	14.89	11 of 20	274	2.23	10 of 13	169

Mecklenburg Electric Coo, EIA utility 12260: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Virginia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 31,9340.8% of Virginia total
Residential accounts: 30,0160.8% of Virginia homes
Commercial accounts: 1,8895.9% of the base
Residential rate: 14.50 ¢/kWhplace 5 of 10, +0.7% against the state
Commercial rate: 5.28 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 17, -39.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 273.8 minbetter than 12% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 2.232.20x the median
SAIDI with major events: 360.2 min24.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 2.6 MW183 installations
Counties served: 9Virginia plus 1 more
Average residential use: 11,670 kWh/yr973 a month
Implied monthly bill: $141-$19 on the U.S. rate, 973 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +9.6%13.23 to 14.50 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +52%181 min in 2015, 274 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential	30,016	14.50	+0.09
Commercial	1,889	5.28	-3.44

Year by year, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Year	Home accounts, Mecklenburg Electric C	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	29,226	13.23	10.93	0.83	181	1.59
2016	29,231	12.60	10.41	0.83	256	2.03
2017	29,342	12.74	9.90	0.78	166	1.85
2018	29,373	13.58	10.86	0.80	223	2.12
2019	29,385	13.80	10.90	0.79	211	1.70
2020	29,642	13.35	10.59	0.79	228	2.10
2021	29,905	12.72	9.55	0.75	148	1.43
2022	29,816	14.48	11.28	0.78	190	1.77
2023	29,949	14.91	4.52	0.30	244	2.06
2024	30,016	14.50	5.28	0.36	274	2.23

Peers of Mecklenburg Electric in Virginia, place 5 of 10 on home price

Utility near Mecklenburg Electric on price	SAIDI min, gap to Mecklenburg Electric	Home ¢, gap to Mecklenburg Electric	Gap % to Mecklenburg Electric	Accounts, Mecklenburg Electric = 1
2. A & N Electric Coop	No data	-1.48	-10.2%	1.17
3. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	-48	-0.69	-4.8%	3.16
4. Virginia Electric & Power Co	No data	-0.41	-2.8%	83.14
5. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (this utility)	274	14.50	-	1.00
6. Rappahannock Electric Coop	-85	+0.38	+2.6%	5.67
7. City of Danville	No data	+0.50	+3.5%	1.35
8. Southside Electric Coop, Inc	+35	+0.97	+6.7%	1.86

Who buys Mecklenburg Electric's electricity

Class at Mecklenburg Electric	Accounts	Of Mecklenburg Electric accounts	Of Mecklenburg Electric MWh sold	kWh a year per Mecklenburg Electric account
Residential	30,016	94.0%	18.9%	11,670
Commercial	1,889	5.9%	70.8%	693,420
Industrial and other	29	0.09%	10.3%	6,593,862

Mecklenburg Electric among Virginia cooperatives

Mecklenburg Electric and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Mecklenburg Electric	Home ¢, gap to Mecklenburg Electric	Accounts, Mecklenburg Electric = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop (VA)	-211	-2.93	5.70
2. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (VA)	-48	-0.69	3.16
3. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (VA, this utility)	274	14.50	1.00
4. Rappahannock Electric Coop (VA)	-85	+0.38	5.67
5. Southside Electric Coop, Inc (VA)	+35	+0.97	1.86
6. Central Virginia Electric Coop (VA)	+77	+1.64	1.24

Mecklenburg Electric: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Mecklenburg Electric	Virginia context	Mecklenburg Electric detail
Mecklenburg Electric home meters on AMI	100.0%	Virginia 92.9%	30,016 of 30,016 meters
Time-of-use rate for Mecklenburg Electric homes	Not on file	7 of 17 Virginia utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Mecklenburg Electric
Net-metered installations	183	97% residential	5.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 14.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

kWh	Share of a 973 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.50 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	26%	$36.26	-$4.94	$435
500	51%	$72.52	-$9.88	$870
750	77%	$108.78	-$14.82	$1,305
1,000	103%	$145.04	-$19.76	$1,740
1,500	154%	$217.56	-$29.64	$2,611
2,000	206%	$290.08	-$39.52	$3,481

Outage record, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Measure, Mecklenburg Electric	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	273.8	360.2	4.56 h
SAIFI interruptions	2.228	2.504	0.45 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	122.9	143.9	2.05 h

Territory of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

9 Virginia counties plus 1 other state, region SERC:

Virginia other states: 14 of 14 counties of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative drawn

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: 14 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Brunswick
Charlotte
Greensville
Halifax
Lunenburg
Mecklenburg
Pittsylvania
Southampton
Sussex

Questions on Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

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.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative at 14.50 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Sierra Pacific Power CoNevada, 14.52 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Mississippi Power CoMississippi, 14.47 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
City of Colorado SpringsColorado, 14.45 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below
City of College StationTexas, 14.57 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

8 home plan records, energy charges: 5.5 to 14.2 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 4, e.g. SCHEDULE R-TOD-U RESIDENTIAL TIME-OF-DAY SERVICE Multi-Phase
Tiered: 4, e.g. SCHEDULE R-U HOME AND FARM SERVICE Single Phase
Demand charge: 4, e.g. SCHEDULE R-U HOME AND FARM SERVICE Single Phase

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Virginia: 14.50 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average