Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia: 13.81 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

In Virginia, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop bills 100,827 accounts, 84.6% residential, as an cooperative utility. 73% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 93% across Virginia.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: 1,166 kWh a month costs roughly $161 in energy at 13.81 ¢/kWh, -4.2% on the Virginia average of 14.41 ¢.

73% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 93% across Virginia.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: smart meters and rate options

Home meters that are AMI: 73%Virginia utilities overall: 93%

Metering is where Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop differs: 62,020 of 85,281 home meters are AMI, 72.7%, place 8 of 9 Virginia utilities that report; the Virginia figure for all utilities is 92.9%. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.

How it compares

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Shenandoah Valley Elec CoopLowest in this table	13.81 ¢/kWh	12.30 ¢/kWh	$161at 1,166 kWh	226 minSAIDI
Virginia average against this company, which is 3 of 10 on price	+0.60 ¢/kWhcompany 4.2% below	-3.58 ¢/kWhcompany 41.0% above	+$7a month at 1,166 kWh	-47 mincompany 47 above
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	14.50 ¢/kWhcompany 4.8% below	5.28 ¢/kWhcompany 132.8% above	$1698 more than company	274 mincompany 48 below

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Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: 2025

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: +5.0% on 2024 for homes, Virginia +6.0%.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop home price, 2025: 14.49 ¢/kWh+5.0% on 2024, early release
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop SAIDI, 2025: 258 min+14% on 2024, early release
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop against Virginia, 2025: -1.1 pointsShenandoah Valley Elec Coop +5.0%, Virginia +6.0%, price in Virginia 15.28 ¢

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop reported 14.49 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +5.0% on its 2024 figure of 13.81, while the Virginia average moved +6.0%. Its SAIDI is 258 minutes against 226 in 2024.

Carbon context

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop serves 85,281 homes in Virginia. At 1,166 kWh a month that is about 284 kg of CO₂, or 3,406 kg a year, at the Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Virginia generation mix.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.81 ¢ in 2024

11.95 ¢ in 2015, 13.81 ¢ in 2024 (+15.6%); Virginia 11.37 to 14.41 ¢.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Gap to Virginia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	11.95	+0.58	-0.70
2016	11.39	+0.03	-1.16
2017	11.01	-0.54	-1.88
2018	11.15	-0.58	-1.72
2019	11.82	-0.25	-1.19
2020	11.36	-0.67	-1.79
2021	10.86	-1.10	-2.80
2022	12.44	-0.90	-2.60
2023	13.69	-0.57	-2.31
2024	13.81	-0.60	-2.67

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop SAIDI, 2015-2024

158 min in 2015, 226 in 2024.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Shenandoah Valley Elec, no major events	Shenandoah Valley Elec, all events
2015	158	158
2016	176	176
2017	158	158
2018	196	570
2019	160	501
2020	160	160
2021	167	220
2022	209	370
2023	183	183
2024	226	481

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 225.9 min

225.9 min, 2.27x the median reporter, rank 558 of 673.

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Company, no major events225.9
Company, with major events480.8

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop billed homes 11.95 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 13.81 ¢ in 2024, +15.6% in all, and lagged the Virginia average (+26.7%) by 11.2 points. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop's sharpest move came in 2022, +14.6%. The latest year is the high at 13.81 ¢; the low was 10.86 ¢ (2021). 2024: +0.9% here, +1.1% for the Virginia average. SAIDI at Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (major events excluded) rose from 158 minutes in 2015 to 226 in 2024, +43%; worst year 2024 at 226. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 226 minutes, +126 from that year's median. 2018: 570 minutes with major events, 196 without, the widest gap of any year. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop has 2 cheaper and 7 higher-priced Virginia peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, A & N Electric Coop, bills 13.02 ¢ (-0.79). Next higher-priced, Virginia Electric & Power Co, bills 14.09 ¢ (+0.28).

Cheaper by 4.2% than Virginia, slower to restore: 226 minutes is 2.3 times the national median.

Home accounts at Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop went from 72,550 in 2015 to 85,281 in 2024, +17.5%. Business customers paid 0.89 times the home price in 2024 (12.30 against 13.81 ¢); the ratio was 0.96 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.60 in 2015 to 2.32 in 2024, between 1.40 and 2.32.

Outages and home price of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (EIA utility 17066), 2013 to 2024

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop outage time held near 211 to 226 minutes a customer from 2013 to 2024 (+7%). Its best year was 2017 (158 min), its worst 2024 (226 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Virginia median of 169 minutes in 2024, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop home paid 14.17 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 13.77 ¢ in 2013, +2.9%; the bill itself went 9.97 ¢ to 13.81 ¢ (+38.5%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,653 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,701 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 6th cheapest of 29 in 2013, 8th of 20 in 2024 among Virginia utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 226 in 2024

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop at 226 min in 2024 and the Virginia median at 169.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop home price since 2013: +2.9% after inflation

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: 14.17 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.81 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, EIA utility 17066, year by year among Virginia utilities

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Shenandoah Valley	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Shenandoah Val	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Shenandoah Val	Virginia median SAIDI
2013	9.97	13.77	6 of 29	211	1.80	7 of 9	187
2014	10.94	14.88	12 of 29	195	1.49	9 of 13	141
2015	11.95	16.23	16 of 29	158	1.60	8 of 16	160
2016	11.39	15.28	11 of 29	176	2.01	9 of 16	165
2017	11.01	14.46	8 of 29	158	1.52	10 of 15	141
2018	11.15	14.30	6 of 29	196	1.73	9 of 14	176
2019	11.82	14.89	10 of 30	160	1.40	6 of 14	197
2020	11.36	14.13	6 of 21	160	1.41	5 of 10	168
2021	10.86	12.90	5 of 21	167	1.94	10 of 13	148
2022	12.44	13.69	7 of 21	209	2.05	8 of 13	208
2023	13.69	14.46	8 of 21	183	1.73	10 of 14	145
2024	13.81	14.17	8 of 20	226	2.32	9 of 13	169

Shenandoah Valley Elec C, EIA utility 17066: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Virginia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 100,8272.5% of Virginia total
Residential accounts: 85,2812.3% of Virginia homes
Commercial accounts: 15,46515.3% of the base
Residential rate: 13.81 ¢/kWhplace 3 of 10, -4.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 12.30 ¢/kWhplace 12 of 17, +41.0% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 225.9 minbetter than 17% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 2.322.29x the median
SAIDI with major events: 480.8 min53.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 17.6 MW1,228 installations
Counties served: 12all in Virginia
Average residential use: 13,988 kWh/yr1,166 a month
Implied monthly bill: $161-$31 on the U.S. rate, 1,166 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +15.6%11.95 to 13.81 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +43%158 min in 2015, 226 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential	85,281	13.81	-0.60
Commercial	15,465	12.30	+3.58

Year by year, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

Year	Home accounts, Shenandoah Valley Elec	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	72,550	11.95	11.43	0.96	158	1.60
2016	73,066	11.39	10.55	0.93	176	2.01
2017	78,137	11.01	10.14	0.92	158	1.52
2018	79,578	11.15	10.30	0.92	196	1.73
2019	80,398	11.82	10.95	0.93	160	1.40
2020	81,151	11.36	10.52	0.93	160	1.41
2021	82,160	10.86	10.00	0.92	167	1.94
2022	84,189	12.44	11.26	0.90	209	2.05
2023	84,064	13.69	12.31	0.90	183	1.73
2024	85,281	13.81	12.30	0.89	226	2.32

Peers of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia, place 3 of 10 on home price

Utility near Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop on price	SAIDI min, gap to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Home ¢, gap to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Gap % to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Accounts, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop	-164	-2.24	-16.2%	1.81
2. A & N Electric Coop	No data	-0.79	-5.7%	0.37
3. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (this utility)	226	13.81	-	1.00
4. Virginia Electric & Power Co	No data	+0.28	+2.1%	26.33
5. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative	+48	+0.69	+5.0%	0.32
6. Rappahannock Electric Coop	-37	+1.08	+7.8%	1.79

Who buys Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop's electricity

Class at Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Accounts	Of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop accounts	Of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop MWh sold	kWh a year per Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop account
Residential	85,281	84.6%	49.8%	13,988
Commercial	15,465	15.3%	21.9%	33,954
Industrial and other	81	0.08%	28.3%	8,386,346

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop among Virginia cooperatives

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Home ¢, gap to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Accounts, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop = 1
1. Northern Virginia Elec Coop (VA)	-164	-2.24	1.81
2. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop (VA, this utility)	226	13.81	1.00
3. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (VA)	+48	+0.69	0.32
4. Rappahannock Electric Coop (VA)	-37	+1.08	1.79
5. Southside Electric Coop, Inc (VA)	+83	+1.67	0.59
6. Central Virginia Electric Coop (VA)	+125	+2.33	0.39

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop	Virginia context	Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop detail
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop home meters on AMI	72.7%	Virginia 92.9%	62,020 of 85,281 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	23,184	Virginia figure not published	27.2% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop homes	Not on file	7 of 17 Virginia utilities offer one	0 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.00% of 85,281
Net-metered installations	1,228	92% residential	13.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 14.3 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

kWh	Share of a 1,166 kWh month	Cost a month at 13.81 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	21%	$34.52	-$6.68	$414
500	43%	$69.05	-$13.35	$829
750	64%	$103.57	-$20.03	$1,243
1,000	86%	$138.09	-$26.71	$1,657
1,500	129%	$207.14	-$40.06	$2,486
2,000	172%	$276.19	-$53.41	$3,314

Outage record, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

Measure, Shenandoah Valley El	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	225.9	480.8	3.77 h
SAIFI interruptions	2.320	2.950	0.43 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	97.4	163.0	1.62 h

Territory of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

12 Virginia counties, region SERC:

Virginia other states: 12 of 12 counties of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop drawn

Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop: 12 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Augusta
Clarke
Frederick
Greene
Highland
Nelson
Page
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren
Winchester City

Questions on Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop

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

100,827 accounts in 2024: residential 85,281, commercial 15,465, industrial 81.

How many cents per kWh does Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 13.81 cents; against the Virginia average that is -4.2%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop?

SAIDI 225.9 min and SAIFI 2.32 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.27, CAIDI 97 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop?

1,228 installations with 17.6 MW, of which residential installations number 1,134.

What would a typical Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop home pay each month?

1,166 kWh at 13.81 cents comes to about $161, energy only.

Is Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop cheaper than other Virginia utilities?

Rank 3 of 10 in Virginia on price, -4.2% against the state average; 2 charge less than 13.81 ¢.

What share of Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop sales do homes buy?

Homes take 49.8% of 2,397,259 MWh, commercial accounts 21.9%, industrial and other 28.3%; the 15,465 commercial accounts use 33,954 kWh each, 2.4 times a home.

At Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

62,020 of 85,281 home meters are AMI, 72.7%. Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop reports no home time-of-use rate; 7 of 17 Virginia filers do.

Has Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop moved up the Virginia price list since 2015?

3rd cheapest of 10 in 2015, 3rd of 10 in 2024; its price rose 15.6% while Virginia rose 26.7%.

Where does Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop stand among 5 peers?

Place 2 of 6 on home price at 13.81 ¢ (Virginia cooperatives); median 14.70 ¢, cheapest member 11.57 ¢.

What did Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop charge homes in 2025?

14.49 cents per kWh, +5.0% on the 13.81 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop at 13.81 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Coast Electric Power AssnMississippi, 13.81 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Johnson County Rural E M CIndiana, 13.79 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Hendricks County Rural E M CIndiana, 13.84 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above
Denton County Elec Coop, IncTexas, 13.77 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 9.2 to 18.2 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 4, e.g. S-6 Residential Seasonal Service (Single Phase)

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

Primary sources for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia: 13.81 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia: 13.81 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia: 13.81 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop in Virginia: 13.81 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average