Northern Virginia Elec Coop electricity: 182,074 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 62

Northern Virginia Elec Coop is an cooperative utility serving 182,074 customer accounts in Virginia; 167,274 of them are residential. Businesses and industry take 81% of the 12,231,081 MWh it sells; homes take 19%.

At 1,144 kWh a month a Northern Virginia Elec Coop home pays about $132 in energy: 11.57 ¢/kWh, 19.7% below the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 81% of the 12,231,081 MWh it sells; homes take 19%.

Who buys power from Northern Virginia Elec Coop

Business share of sales: 81%homes 19% of 12,231,081 MWh

The customer mix of Northern Virginia Elec Coop is its own: 167,274 home accounts buy 18.8% of 12,231,081 MWh, 14,796 commercial accounts buy 81.0%, and the remaining 0.2% goes to 4 industrial and other accounts. A typical Northern Virginia Elec Coop home uses 13,727 kWh a year, a typical business account 669,950.

How it compares

Northern Virginia Elec Coop
Northern Virginia Elec Coop, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Northern Virginia Elec CoopLowest in this table	11.57 ¢/kWh	6.21 ¢/kWh	$132at 1,144 kWh	62 minSAIDI
Virginia average against this company, which is 1 of 10 on price	+2.84 ¢/kWhcompany 19.7% below	+2.51 ¢/kWhcompany 28.7% below	+$32a month at 1,144 kWh	+116 mincompany 116 below
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	13.81 ¢/kWhcompany 16.2% below	12.30 ¢/kWhcompany 49.5% below	$15826 more than company	226 mincompany 164 below

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Northern Virginia Elec Coop: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Northern Virginia Elec Coop; 2024 stays the latest year.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop 2024 against Virginia 2025: -3.71 ¢11.57 ¢ for Northern Virginia Elec Coop in 2024, 15.28 ¢ for Virginia in 2025

Northern Virginia Elec Coop has no 2025 early-release row; for its 167,274 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 11.57 ¢/kWh and 62 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

Northern Virginia Elec Coop serves 167,274 homes in Virginia. At 1,144 kWh a month that is about 279 kg of CO₂, or 3,343 kg a year, at the Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Virginia generation mix.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.57 ¢ in 2024

12.65 ¢ in 2015, 11.57 ¢ in 2024 (-8.6%); Virginia 11.37 to 14.41 ¢.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Gap to Virginia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.65	+1.28	+0.00
2016	11.44	+0.08	-1.11
2017	11.90	+0.35	-0.99
2018	11.98	+0.25	-0.89
2019	12.53	+0.46	-0.48
2020	11.52	-0.51	-1.63
2021	12.06	+0.10	-1.60
2022	13.28	-0.06	-1.76
2023	13.92	-0.34	-2.08
2024	11.57	-2.84	-4.91

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Northern Virginia Elec Coop SAIDI, 2015-2024

50 min in 2015, 62 in 2024.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 4 rows

Year	Northern Virginia Elec, no major events	Northern Virginia Elec, all events
2015	50	50
2016	46	46
2023	40	111
2024	62	95

4 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 62.4 min

62.4 min, 0.63x the median reporter, rank 208 of 673.

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Company, no major events62.4
Company, with major events94.6

Northern Virginia Elec Coop, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Northern Virginia Elec Coop billed homes 12.65 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 11.57 ¢ in 2024, -8.6% in all, and lagged the Virginia average (+26.7%) by 35.3 points. Northern Virginia Elec Coop's sharpest move came in 2024, -16.9%. The high is 13.92 ¢ (2023) and the low 11.44 ¢ (2016). 2024: -16.9% here, +1.1% for the Virginia average. SAIDI at Northern Virginia Elec Coop (major events excluded) rose from 50 minutes in 2015 to 62 in 2024, +25%; worst year 2024 at 62. At 62 minutes in 2024, Northern Virginia Elec Coop sat -37 from the national SAIDI median, with 4 of 4 years below it. 2023: 111 minutes with major events, 40 without, the widest gap of any year. Northern Virginia Elec Coop has 0 cheaper and 9 higher-priced Virginia peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, A & N Electric Coop, bills 13.02 ¢ (+1.45).

The data favor customers here: bills run 19.7% under the Virginia norm, and 62 outage minutes sit 37% under the national median.

Home accounts at Northern Virginia Elec Coop went from 148,766 in 2015 to 167,274 in 2024, +12.4%. Business customers paid 0.54 times the home price in 2024 (6.21 against 11.57 ¢); the ratio was 0.91 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.76 in 2015 to 0.77 in 2024, between 0.57 and 0.77.

Outages and home price of Northern Virginia Elec Coop (EIA utility 13640), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Northern Virginia Elec Coop customer sat through 62 minutes of outage, against 51 in 2014 (+21%). Its best year was 2023 (40 min), its worst 2024 (62 min), across 5 filed years. Against a Virginia median of 169 minutes in 2024, Northern Virginia Elec Coop was below the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Northern Virginia Elec Coop home paid 11.87 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.71 ¢ in 2013, −24.4%; the bill itself went 11.37 ¢ to 11.57 ¢ (+1.8%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,885 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,425 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 20th cheapest of 29 in 2013, 4th of 20 in 2024 among Virginia utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 62 in 2024

Northern Virginia Elec Coop at 62 min in 2024 and the Virginia median at 169.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop home price since 2013: −24.4% after inflation

Northern Virginia Elec Coop: 11.87 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.57 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Northern Virginia Elec Coop, EIA utility 13640, year by year among Virginia utilities

Northern Virginia Elec Coop 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Northern Virginia	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Northern Virgi	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Northern Virgi	Virginia median SAIDI
2013	11.37	15.71	20 of 29	–	–	–	–
2014	11.89	16.16	20 of 29	51	0.71	4 of 13	141
2015	12.65	17.19	20 of 29	50	0.76	4 of 16	160
2016	11.44	15.35	13 of 29	46	0.64	3 of 16	165
2017	11.90	15.63	17 of 29	–	–	–	–
2018	11.98	15.37	16 of 29	–	–	–	–
2019	12.53	15.78	19 of 30	–	–	–	–
2020	11.52	14.34	8 of 21	–	–	–	–
2021	12.06	14.33	13 of 21	–	–	–	–
2022	13.28	14.61	12 of 21	–	–	–	–
2023	13.92	14.70	9 of 21	40	0.57	2 of 14	145
2024	11.57	11.87	4 of 20	62	0.77	4 of 13	169

Northern Virginia Elec C, EIA utility 13640: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Virginia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 182,0744.4% of Virginia total
Residential accounts: 167,2744.6% of Virginia homes
Commercial accounts: 14,7968.1% of the base
Residential rate: 11.57 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 10, -19.7% against the state
Commercial rate: 6.21 ¢/kWhplace 2 of 17, -28.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 62.4 minbetter than 69% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.770.76x the median
SAIDI with major events: 94.6 min34.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 42.2 MW3,736 installations
Counties served: 7all in Virginia
Average residential use: 13,727 kWh/yr1,144 a month
Implied monthly bill: $132-$56 on the U.S. rate, 1,144 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: -8.6%12.65 to 11.57 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +25%50 min in 2015, 62 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Northern Virginia Elec Coop

Northern Virginia Elec Coop sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential	167,274	11.57	-2.84
Commercial	14,796	6.21	-2.51

Year by year, Northern Virginia Elec Coop

Year	Home accounts, Northern Virginia Elec	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	148,766	12.65	11.51	0.91	50	0.76
2016	151,955	11.44	10.20	0.89	46	0.64
2017	154,523	11.90	11.37	0.96	No data	No data
2018	156,975	11.98	10.48	0.87	No data	No data
2019	159,993	12.53	9.84	0.79	No data	No data
2020	161,912	11.52	9.68	0.84	No data	No data
2021	163,431	12.06	11.42	0.95	No data	No data
2022	164,645	13.28	11.64	0.88	No data	No data
2023	165,760	13.92	7.22	0.52	40	0.57
2024	167,274	11.57	6.21	0.54	62	0.77

Peers of Northern Virginia Elec Coop in Virginia, place 1 of 10 on home price

Utility near Northern Virginia Elec Coop on price	SAIDI min, gap to Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Home ¢, gap to Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Gap % to Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Accounts, Northern Virginia Elec Coop = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop (this utility)	62	11.57	-	1.00
2. A & N Electric Coop	No data	+1.45	+12.5%	0.21
3. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	+164	+2.24	+19.4%	0.55
4. Virginia Electric & Power Co	No data	+2.52	+21.8%	14.58

Who buys Northern Virginia Elec Coop's electricity

Class at Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Accounts	Of Northern Virginia Elec Coop accounts	Of Northern Virginia Elec Coop MWh sold	kWh a year per Northern Virginia Elec Coop account
Residential	167,274	91.9%	18.8%	13,727
Commercial	14,796	8.1%	81.0%	669,950
Industrial and other	4	0.00%	0.2%	5,568,000

Northern Virginia Elec Coop among Virginia cooperatives

Northern Virginia Elec Coop and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Home ¢, gap to Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Accounts, Northern Virginia Elec Coop = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop (VA, this utility)	62	11.57	1.00
2. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (VA)	+164	+2.24	0.55
3. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (VA)	+211	+2.93	0.18
4. Rappahannock Electric Coop (VA)	+126	+3.32	0.99
5. Southside Electric Coop, Inc (VA)	+247	+3.91	0.33
6. Central Virginia Electric Coop (VA)	+289	+4.57	0.22

Northern Virginia Elec Coop: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Northern Virginia Elec Coop	Virginia context	Northern Virginia Elec Coop detail
Northern Virginia Elec Coop home meters on AMI	29.0%	Virginia 92.9%	55,057 of 189,798 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	134,688	Virginia figure not published	71.0% of meters
Homes with daily digital access	55,057	Virginia figure not published	33% of the 167,274 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Northern Virginia Elec Coop homes	Not on file	7 of 17 Virginia utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Northern Virginia Elec Coop
Net-metered installations	3,736	96% residential	21.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.3 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Northern Virginia Elec Coop

kWh	Share of a 1,144 kWh month	Cost a month at 11.57 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	22%	$28.93	-$12.27	$347
500	44%	$57.85	-$24.55	$694
750	66%	$86.78	-$36.82	$1,041
1,000	87%	$115.70	-$49.10	$1,388
1,500	131%	$173.55	-$73.65	$2,083
2,000	175%	$231.41	-$98.19	$2,777

Outage record, Northern Virginia Elec Coop

Measure, Northern Virginia El	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	62.4	94.6	1.04 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.774	0.859	1.29 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	80.6	110.2	1.34 h

Territory of Northern Virginia Elec Coop

7 Virginia counties, region SERC:

Virginia other states: 7 of 7 counties of Northern Virginia Elec Coop drawn

Northern Virginia Elec Coop: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Clarke
Fairfax
Fauquier
Loudoun
Manassas Park City
Prince William
Stafford

Questions on Northern Virginia Elec Coop

How big is Northern Virginia Elec Coop in Virginia, by customer accounts?

182,074 accounts in 2024: residential 167,274, commercial 14,796, industrial 4.

How many cents per kWh does Northern Virginia Elec Coop charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 11.57 cents; against the Virginia average that is -19.7%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Northern Virginia Elec Coop?

SAIDI 62.4 min and SAIFI 0.77 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.63, CAIDI 81 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Northern Virginia Elec Coop?

3,736 installations with 42.2 MW, of which residential installations number 3,602.

What would a typical Northern Virginia Elec Coop home pay each month?

1,144 kWh at 11.57 cents comes to about $132, energy only.

Is Northern Virginia Elec Coop cheaper than other Virginia utilities?

Rank 1 of 10 in Virginia on price, -19.7% against the state average; 0 charge less than 11.57 ¢.

How much of the Northern Virginia Elec Coop load is business?

Homes take 18.8% of 12,231,081 MWh, commercial accounts 81.0%, industrial and other 0.2%; the 14,796 commercial accounts use 669,950 kWh each, 48.8 times a home.

Does Northern Virginia Elec Coop have smart meters or TOU rates?

55,057 of 189,798 home meters are AMI, 29.0%. Northern Virginia Elec Coop reports no home time-of-use rate; 7 of 17 Virginia filers do.

Since 2015, has Northern Virginia Elec Coop become cheaper than other Virginia utilities?

6th cheapest of 10 in 2015, 1st of 10 in 2024; its price rose -8.6% while Virginia rose 26.7%.

How does Northern Virginia Elec Coop compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 1 of 6 on home price at 11.57 ¢ (Virginia cooperatives); median 14.70 ¢, cheapest member 11.57 ¢.

Has Northern Virginia Elec Coop filed 2025 data with EIA?

Not yet: 11.57 cents and 62 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest Northern Virginia Elec Coop record.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Northern Virginia Elec Coop at 11.57 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Southwest Louisiana E M CLouisiana, 11.55 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
EnergyUnited Elec Member CorpNorth Carolina, 11.54 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
Sawnee Electric Membership CorporationGeorgia, 11.54 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
City of FlorenceAlabama, 11.61 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

3 home plan records, energy charges: 6.5 to 35.3 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. Schedule R-TOU, Residental Time Of Use Service
Tiered: 1, e.g. Schedule R-TOU, Residental Time Of Use Service

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

Primary sources for Northern Virginia Elec Coop electricity: 182,074 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 62

EIA-861 annual report entry for Northern Virginia Elec Coop electricity: 182,074 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 62, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Northern Virginia Elec Coop electricity: 182,074 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 62, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Northern Virginia Elec Coop electricity: 182,074 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 62, the state price average