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Monongahela Power Co electricity: 397,195 accounts in West Virginia, SAIDI 462

Monongahela Power Co is an investor owned utility serving 397,195 customer accounts in West Virginia; 334,588 of them are residential. 0% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 45% across West Virginia.

Aerial view of Harrison Power Station in north-central West Virginia
Harrison Power Station (West Virginia). Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 892 kWh a month a Monongahela Power Co home pays about $125 in energy: 13.97 ¢/kWh, 7.3% below the West Virginia average of 15.07 ¢.

0% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 45% across West Virginia.

Monongahela Power Co: smart meters and rate options

Home meters that are AMI
0%West Virginia utilities overall: 45%

Metering is where Monongahela Power Co differs: 0 of 340,595 home meters are AMI, 0.0%, place 2 of 2 West Virginia utilities that report; the West Virginia figure for all utilities is 44.7%. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.

How it compares

Monongahela Power Co
Monongahela Power Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Monongahela Power CoLowest in this table13.97 ¢/kWh10.92 ¢/kWh$125at 892 kWh462 minSAIDI
West Virginia average against this company, which is 1 of 2 on price+1.10 ¢/kWhcompany 7.3% below+0.70 ¢/kWhcompany 6.0% below+$10a month at 892 kWh+100 mincompany 100 below
Wheeling Power Co17.41 ¢/kWhcompany 19.7% below12.39 ¢/kWhcompany 11.9% below$15531 more than company661 mincompany 200 below

Compare 3 West Virginia companies

Monongahela Power Co: 2025

Monongahela Power Co: +2.4% on 2024 for homes, West Virginia +2.3%.

Monongahela Power Co home price, 2025
14.31 ¢/kWh+2.4% on 2024, early release
Monongahela Power Co SAIDI, 2025
553 min+20% on 2024, early release
Monongahela Power Co against West Virginia, 2025
+0.1 pointsMonongahela Power Co +2.4%, West Virginia +2.3%, price in West Virginia 15.41 ¢

Monongahela Power Co: 14.31 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +2.4% from 13.97 ¢; West Virginia as a whole went +2.3%, so Monongahela Power Co kept pace with it by 0.1 points. Its SAIDI is 553 minutes against 462 in 2024.

Carbon context

Monongahela Power Co serves 334,588 homes in West Virginia. At 892 kWh a month that is about 790 kg of CO₂, or 9,484 kg a year, at the West Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: West Virginia generation mix.

Monongahela Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.97 ¢ in 2024

10.35 ¢ in 2015, 13.97 ¢ in 2024 (+35.0%); West Virginia 10.08 to 15.07 ¢.

Monongahela Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearMonongahela Power CoGap to West Virginia residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.35+0.27-2.30
201611.44+0.00-1.11
201711.62-0.01-1.27
201811.38+0.20-1.49
201910.99-0.26-2.02
202011.18-0.62-1.97
202110.77-1.38-2.89
202211.57-1.66-3.47
202312.62-1.43-3.38
202413.97-1.10-2.51

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Monongahela Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

368 min in 2015, 462 in 2024.

Monongahela Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearMonongahela Power Co, no major eventsMonongahela Power Co, all events
2015368814
2016369651
2017378560
2018423525
2019373655
2020407513
2021368430
2022408710
2023357744
2024462852

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 461.6 min

461.6 min, 4.64x the median reporter, rank 645 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events461.6
  • Company, with major events851.8

Monongahela Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Monongahela Power Co billed homes 10.35 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 13.97 ¢ in 2024, +35.0% in all, and lagged the West Virginia average (+49.5%) by 14.5 points. Monongahela Power Co's sharpest move came in 2024, +10.7%. The latest year is the high at 13.97 ¢; the low was 10.35 ¢ (2015). 2024: +10.7% here, +7.3% for the West Virginia average. SAIDI at Monongahela Power Co (major events excluded) rose from 368 minutes in 2015 to 462 in 2024, +25%; worst year 2024 at 462. Monongahela Power Co filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 462 minutes, +362 from that year's median. 2024: 852 minutes with major events, 462 without, the widest gap of any year. Monongahela Power Co has 0 cheaper and 1 higher-priced West Virginia peers among 2 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Wheeling Power Co, bills 17.41 ¢ (+3.44).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 7.3% less than the West Virginia average, yet the 462-minute outage clock runs 4.6x the national median.

Home accounts at Monongahela Power Co went from 332,142 in 2015 to 334,588 in 2024, +0.7%. Business customers paid 0.78 times the home price in 2024 (10.92 against 13.97 ¢); the ratio was 0.84 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.89 in 2015 to 2.34 in 2024, between 1.88 and 2.34.

Facts

Customer accounts
397,19538.6% of West Virginia total
Residential accounts
334,58838.6% of West Virginia homes
Commercial accounts
56,13914.1% of the base
Residential rate
13.97 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 2, -7.3% against the state
Commercial rate
10.92 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 2, -6.0% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
461.6 minbetter than 4% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
2.342.31x the median
SAIDI with major events
851.8 min45.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity
11.3 MW985 installations
Counties served
34all in West Virginia
Average residential use
10,699 kWh/yr892 a month
Implied monthly bill
$125-$22 on the U.S. rate, 892 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+35.0%10.35 to 13.97 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+25%368 min in 2015, 462 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Monongahela Power Co

Monongahela Power Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to West Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential334,58813.97-1.10
Commercial56,13910.92-0.70

Year by year, Monongahela Power Co

YearHome accounts, Monongahela Power CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015332,14210.358.700.843681.89
2016331,98811.449.670.853691.92
2017332,34511.629.820.843781.88
2018333,32411.389.630.854232.32
2019332,78610.999.030.823732.17
2020333,84411.189.280.834072.18
2021334,33210.778.860.823682.16
2022334,38511.579.640.834082.05
2023334,67612.6210.370.823572.00
2024334,58813.9710.920.784622.34

Peers of Monongahela Power Co in West Virginia, place 1 of 2 on home price

Utility near Monongahela Power Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to Monongahela Power CoHome ¢, gap to Monongahela Power CoGap % to Monongahela Power CoAccounts, Monongahela Power Co = 1
1. Monongahela Power Co (this utility)46213.97-1.00
2. Wheeling Power Co+200+3.44+24.6%0.10

Who buys Monongahela Power Co's electricity

Class at Monongahela Power CoAccountsOf Monongahela Power Co accountsOf Monongahela Power Co MWh soldkWh a year per Monongahela Power Co account
Residential334,58884.2%28.8%10,699
Commercial56,13914.1%26.3%58,238
Industrial and other6,4681.63%44.8%860,727

Monongahela Power Co among FirstEnergy group

Monongahela Power Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Monongahela Power CoHome ¢, gap to Monongahela Power CoAccounts, Monongahela Power Co = 1
1. Cleveland Electric Illum Co (OH)-312-4.561.91
2. Ohio Edison Co (OH)-348-4.422.70
3. The Toledo Edison Co (OH)-366-3.730.80
4. The Potomac Edison Company (MD)-302-0.710.73
5. Monongahela Power Co (WV, this utility)46213.971.00
6. Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (NJ)-207+1.002.95

Monongahela Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureMonongahela Power CoWest Virginia contextMonongahela Power Co detail
Monongahela Power Co home meters on AMI0.0%West Virginia 44.7%0 of 340,595 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)90,338West Virginia figure not published26.5% of meters
Homes with daily digital access0West Virginia figure not published0% of the 334,588 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Monongahela Power Co homesNot on file2 of 2 West Virginia utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by Monongahela Power Co
Net-metered installations98589% residential2.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.4 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Monongahela Power Co

kWhShare of a 892 kWh monthCost a month at 13.97 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25028%$34.93-$6.27$419
50056%$69.86-$12.54$838
75084%$104.78-$18.82$1,257
1,000112%$139.71-$25.09$1,677
1,500168%$209.57-$37.63$2,515
2,000224%$279.42-$50.18$3,353

Outage record, Monongahela Power Co

Measure, Monongahela Power CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes461.6851.87.69 h
SAIFI interruptions2.3362.8660.43 yr apart
CAIDI minutes197.6297.23.29 h

Territory of Monongahela Power Co

34 West Virginia counties, region RFC:

Counties served by Monongahela Power CoWebsterTaylorHarrisonUpshurMonongaliaPleasantsClayGreenbrierNicholasRoaneRitchieBarbourWetzelRandolphSummersPendletonDoddridgeMonroeLewisWirtGrantBraxtonJacksonCalhounMineralTylerGilmerTuckerMarionHancockWoodPrestonBrookePocahontas

West Virginia other states: 34 of 34 counties of Monongahela Power Co drawn

Monongahela Power Co: 34 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Barbour
  • Braxton
  • Brooke
  • Calhoun
  • Clay
  • Doddridge
  • Gilmer
  • Grant
  • Greenbrier
  • Hancock
  • Harrison
  • Jackson
  • Lewis
  • Marion
  • Mineral
  • Monongalia
  • Monroe
  • Nicholas
  • Pendleton
  • Pleasants
  • Pocahontas
  • Preston
  • Randolph
  • Ritchie
  • Roane
  • Summers
  • Taylor
  • Tucker
  • Tyler
  • Upshur
  • Webster
  • Wetzel
  • Wirt
  • Wood

Questions on Monongahela Power Co

How big is Monongahela Power Co in West Virginia, by customer accounts?

397,195 accounts in 2024: residential 334,588, commercial 56,139, industrial 6,468.

How many cents per kWh does Monongahela Power Co charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 13.97 cents; against the West Virginia average that is -7.3%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Monongahela Power Co?

SAIDI 461.6 min and SAIFI 2.34 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 4.64, CAIDI 198 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Monongahela Power Co?

985 installations with 11.3 MW, of which residential installations number 876.

What would a typical Monongahela Power Co home pay each month?

892 kWh at 13.97 cents comes to about $125, energy only.

Is Monongahela Power Co cheaper than other West Virginia utilities?

Rank 1 of 2 in West Virginia on price, -7.3% against the state average; 0 charge less than 13.97 ¢.

How much of the Monongahela Power Co load is business?

Homes take 28.8% of 12,416,216 MWh, commercial accounts 26.3%, industrial and other 44.8%; the 56,139 commercial accounts use 58,238 kWh each, 5.4 times a home.

Does Monongahela Power Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

0 of 340,595 home meters are AMI, 0.0%. Monongahela Power Co reports no home time-of-use rate; 2 of 2 West Virginia filers do.

Since 2015, has Monongahela Power Co become cheaper than other West Virginia utilities?

1st cheapest of 2 in 2015, 1st of 2 in 2024; its price rose 35.0% while West Virginia rose 49.5%.

How does Monongahela Power Co compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 5 of 6 on home price at 13.97 ¢ (FirstEnergy group); median 11.75 ¢, cheapest member 9.41 ¢.

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

14.31 cents per kWh, +2.4% on the 13.97 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Monongahela Power Co at 13.97 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Monongahela Power Co

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 13.1 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for Monongahela Power Co electricity: 397,195 accounts in West Virginia, SAIDI 462

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At 892 kWh a month a Monongahela Power Co home pays about $125 in energy: 13.97 ¢/kWh, 7.3% below the West Virginia average of 15.07 ¢.