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Rappahannock Electric Coop electricity: 180,962 accounts in Virginia, SAIDI 189 min in 2024

In Virginia, Rappahannock Electric Coop bills 180,962 accounts, 93.7% residential, as a 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$166$4 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 Coop, 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.

What kind of utility is Rappahannock Electric Coop?

Rappahannock Electric Coop 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. Rappahannock Electric Coop itself averaged 14.9 cents, 1.1 cents above its type in Virginia.

Virginia utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Rappahannock Electric Coop customer was without power 189 minutes without major events and 301 with them. That is 7th fewest of 12 Virginia utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Virginia utility reported 169 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 165,830 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Virginia reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

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 ¢/kWh6th place of 10, +3.3% against the state
Commercial rate
12.05 ¢/kWh10th place 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 CoopHome ¢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, 6th place 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 Electric CoopNo 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 min in 2024

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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 ¢.

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