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Rappahannock Electric Coop electricity: 180,962 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 189

In Virginia, Rappahannock Electric Coop bills 180,962 accounts, 93.7% residential, as an cooperative utility. Its SAIDI went +84% over the filing history, from 102 minutes in 2015 to 189 in 2024.

Rappahannock Electric Coop: 1,145 kWh a month costs roughly $170 in energy at 14.89 ¢/kWh, +3.3% on the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.

Its SAIDI went +84% over the filing history, from 102 minutes in 2015 to 189 in 2024.

Rappahannock Electric Coop: SAIDI 2015 to 2024

SAIDI since 2015
+84%102 to 189 minutes

Outage time is the clearest story here: 102 minutes in 2015, 189 in 2024 (+84%). The best year was 2015 at 102 and the worst 2022 at 208.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 1.75 interruptions a customer a year, 1.73 times the national median (1.01), with 108 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Rappahannock Electric Coop
Rappahannock Electric Coop, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Rappahannock Electric Coop14.89 ¢/kWh12.05 ¢/kWh$170at 1,145 kWh189 minSAIDI
Virginia average against this company, which is 6 of 10 on priceLowest in this table-0.48 ¢/kWhcompany 3.3% above-3.33 ¢/kWhcompany 38.2% above-$5a month at 1,145 kWh-10 mincompany 10 above
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative14.50 ¢/kWhcompany 2.6% above5.28 ¢/kWhcompany 128.2% above$1664 less than company274 mincompany 85 below

Compare 17 Virginia companies

Rappahannock Electric Coop: 2025

Rappahannock Electric Coop: +4.1% on 2024 for homes, Virginia +6.0%.

Rappahannock Electric Coop home price, 2025
15.49 ¢/kWh+4.1% on 2024, early release
Rappahannock Electric Coop SAIDI, 2025
220 min+17% on 2024, early release
Rappahannock Electric Coop against Virginia, 2025
-2.0 pointsRappahannock Electric Coop +4.1%, Virginia +6.0%, price in Virginia 15.28 ¢

Rappahannock Electric Coop reported 15.49 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +4.1% on its 2024 figure of 14.89, while the Virginia average moved +6.0%. Its SAIDI is 220 minutes against 189 in 2024.

Carbon context

Rappahannock Electric Coop serves 169,489 homes in Virginia. At 1,145 kWh a month that is about 279 kg of CO₂, or 3,346 kg a year, at the Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Virginia generation mix.

Rappahannock Electric Coop charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.89 ¢ in 2024

12.34 ¢ in 2015, 14.89 ¢ in 2024 (+20.6%); Virginia 11.37 to 14.41 ¢.

Rappahannock Electric Coop residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearRappahannock Electric CoopGap to Virginia residentialGap to U.S. residential
201512.34+0.97-0.31
201611.88+0.52-0.67
201711.01-0.54-1.88
201812.48+0.75-0.39
201913.20+1.13+0.19
202012.47+0.44-0.68
202111.75-0.21-1.91
202213.34+0.00-1.70
202314.81+0.55-1.19
202414.89+0.48-1.59

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Rappahannock Electric Coop SAIDI, 2015-2024

102 min in 2015, 189 in 2024.

Rappahannock Electric Coop SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearRappahannock Electric , no major events
2015102
2016153
2017120
2018168
2019183
2020176
2021159
2022208
2023173
2024189

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 188.6 min

188.6 min, 1.90x the median reporter, rank 518 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events188.6
  • Company, with major events301.0

Rappahannock Electric Coop, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Rappahannock Electric Coop billed homes 12.34 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.89 ¢ in 2024, +20.6% in all, and lagged the Virginia average (+26.7%) by 6.1 points. Rappahannock Electric Coop's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.5%. The latest year is the high at 14.89 ¢; the low was 11.01 ¢ (2017). 2024: +0.5% here, +1.1% for the Virginia average. SAIDI at Rappahannock Electric Coop (major events excluded) rose from 102 minutes in 2015 to 189 in 2024, +84%; worst year 2022 at 208. Against the national median, Rappahannock Electric Coop came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 189 minutes, +89 from the median. 2022: 2620 minutes with major events, 208 without, the widest gap of any year. Rappahannock Electric Coop has 5 cheaper and 4 higher-priced Virginia peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, bills 14.50 ¢ (-0.38). Next higher-priced, City of Danville, bills 15.01 ¢ (+0.12).

Pricier by 3.3% than Virginia and slower to restore, at 189 minutes or 1.9 times the median.

Home accounts at Rappahannock Electric Coop went from 144,917 in 2015 to 169,489 in 2024, +17.0%. Business customers paid 0.81 times the home price in 2024 (12.05 against 14.89 ¢); the ratio was 0.90 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.24 in 2015 to 1.75 in 2024, between 1.24 and 1.78.

Facts

Customer accounts
180,9624.4% of Virginia total
Residential accounts
169,4894.6% of Virginia homes
Commercial accounts
10,8846.0% of the base
Residential rate
14.89 ¢/kWhplace 6 of 10, +3.3% against the state
Commercial rate
12.05 ¢/kWhplace 10 of 17, +38.2% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
188.6 minbetter than 23% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.751.73x the median
SAIDI with major events
301.0 min37.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity
35.1 MW3,546 installations
Counties served
22all in Virginia
Average residential use
13,740 kWh/yr1,145 a month
Implied monthly bill
$170-$18 on the U.S. rate, 1,145 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+20.6%12.34 to 14.89 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+84%102 min in 2015, 189 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Rappahannock Electric Coop

Rappahannock Electric Coop sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential169,48914.89+0.48
Commercial10,88412.05+3.33

Year by year, Rappahannock Electric Coop

YearHome accounts, Rappahannock Electric Home ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015144,91712.3411.160.901021.24
2016147,05811.8811.440.961531.54
2017149,25811.0110.940.991201.49
2018151,34012.4811.520.921681.58
2019154,11913.2012.200.921831.74
2020155,61812.4711.550.931761.78
2021159,85711.7510.780.921591.54
2022162,81613.3412.440.932081.73
2023164,82814.8112.410.841731.63
2024169,48914.8912.050.811891.75

Peers of Rappahannock Electric Coop in Virginia, place 6 of 10 on home price

Utility near Rappahannock Electric Coop on priceSAIDI min, gap to Rappahannock Electric CoopHome ¢, gap to Rappahannock Electric CoopGap % to Rappahannock Electric CoopAccounts, Rappahannock Electric Coop = 1
3. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop+37-1.08-7.2%0.56
4. Virginia Electric & Power CoNo data-0.79-5.3%14.67
5. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative+85-0.38-2.6%0.18
6. Rappahannock Electric Coop (this utility)18914.89-1.00
7. City of DanvilleNo data+0.12+0.8%0.24
8. Southside Electric Coop, Inc+121+0.59+4.0%0.33
9. Central Virginia Electric Coop+162+1.26+8.4%0.22

Who buys Rappahannock Electric Coop's electricity

Class at Rappahannock Electric CoopAccountsOf Rappahannock Electric Coop accountsOf Rappahannock Electric Coop MWh soldkWh a year per Rappahannock Electric Coop account
Residential169,48993.7%57.2%13,740
Commercial10,8846.0%11.1%41,661
Industrial and other5890.33%31.6%2,185,194

Rappahannock Electric Coop among Virginia cooperatives

Rappahannock Electric Coop and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Rappahannock Electric CoopHome ¢, gap to Rappahannock Electric CoopAccounts, Rappahannock Electric Coop = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop (VA)-126-3.321.01
2. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (VA)+37-1.080.56
3. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (VA)+85-0.380.18
4. Rappahannock Electric Coop (VA, this utility)18914.891.00
5. Southside Electric Coop, Inc (VA)+121+0.590.33
6. Central Virginia Electric Coop (VA)+162+1.260.22

Rappahannock Electric Coop: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureRappahannock Electric CoopVirginia contextRappahannock Electric Coop detail
Rappahannock Electric Coop home meters on AMI100.0%Virginia 92.9%165,807 of 165,830 meters
Time-of-use rate for Rappahannock Electric Coop homesOffered7 of 17 Virginia utilities offer one48 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.03% of 169,489
Net-metered installations3,54697% residential20.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.9 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Rappahannock Electric Coop

kWhShare of a 1,145 kWh monthCost a month at 14.89 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25022%$37.22-$3.98$447
50044%$74.44-$7.96$893
75066%$111.66-$11.94$1,340
1,00087%$148.88-$15.92$1,787
1,500131%$223.31-$23.89$2,680
2,000175%$297.75-$31.85$3,573

Outage record, Rappahannock Electric Coop

Measure, Rappahannock ElectriNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes188.6301.03.14 h
SAIFI interruptions1.7502.1600.57 yr apart
CAIDI minutes107.8139.41.80 h

Territory of Rappahannock Electric Coop

22 Virginia counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Rappahannock Electric CoopStaffordClarkeSpotsylvaniaLouisaGoochlandAlbemarleFauquierShenandoahKing WilliamOrangeHanoverWarrenCarolineCulpeperEssexRappahannockGreeneFrederickMadisonPageRockinghamKing and Queen

Virginia other states: 22 of 22 counties of Rappahannock Electric Coop drawn

Rappahannock Electric Coop: 22 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Albemarle
  • Caroline
  • Clarke
  • Culpeper
  • Essex
  • Fauquier
  • Frederick
  • Goochland
  • Greene
  • Hanover
  • King William
  • King and Queen
  • Louisa
  • Madison
  • Orange
  • Page
  • Rappahannock
  • Rockingham
  • Shenandoah
  • Spotsylvania
  • Stafford
  • Warren

Questions on Rappahannock Electric Coop

How big is Rappahannock Electric Coop in Virginia, by customer accounts?

180,962 accounts in 2024: residential 169,489, commercial 10,884, industrial 589.

How many cents per kWh does Rappahannock Electric Coop charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 14.89 cents; against the Virginia average that is +3.3%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Rappahannock Electric Coop?

SAIDI 188.6 min and SAIFI 1.75 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.90, CAIDI 108 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Rappahannock Electric Coop?

3,546 installations with 35.1 MW, of which residential installations number 3,448.

What would a typical Rappahannock Electric Coop home pay each month?

1,145 kWh at 14.89 cents comes to about $170, energy only.

Is Rappahannock Electric Coop cheaper than other Virginia utilities?

Rank 6 of 10 in Virginia on price, +3.3% against the state average; 5 charge less than 14.89 ¢.

What share of Rappahannock Electric Coop sales do homes buy?

Homes take 57.2% of 4,069,232 MWh, commercial accounts 11.1%, industrial and other 31.6%; the 10,884 commercial accounts use 41,661 kWh each, 3.0 times a home.

At Rappahannock Electric Coop, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

165,807 of 165,830 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Rappahannock Electric Coop offers a home time-of-use rate; 48 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.03% of its homes.

Has Rappahannock Electric Coop moved up the Virginia price list since 2015?

5th cheapest of 10 in 2015, 6th of 10 in 2024; its price rose 20.6% while Virginia rose 26.7%.

How does Rappahannock Electric Coop compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 4 of 6 on home price at 14.89 ¢ (Virginia cooperatives); median 14.70 ¢, cheapest member 11.57 ¢.

What did Rappahannock Electric Coop charge homes in 2025?

15.49 cents per kWh, +4.1% on the 14.89 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Rappahannock Electric Coop at 14.89 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Rappahannock Electric Coop

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 10.7 to 19.1 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for Rappahannock Electric Coop electricity: 180,962 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 189

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Rappahannock Electric Coop: 1,145 kWh a month costs roughly $170 in energy at 14.89 ¢/kWh, +3.3% on the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.