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Wheeling Power Co: 17.41 ¢/kWh for homes, 661 minutes of SAIDI (2024)

In West Virginia, Wheeling Power Co bills 41,240 accounts, 83.4% residential, as an investor owned utility. Its home price sits 15.5% over the West Virginia average and ranks 2nd of 2 among larger utilities.

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The Elbow on the Ohio River and power plant, Moundsville, W. Va. Photo by Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 902 kWh a month a Wheeling Power Co home pays about $157 in energy: 17.41 ¢/kWh, 15.5% above the West Virginia average of 15.07 ¢.

Its home price sits 15.5% over the West Virginia average and ranks 2nd of 2 among larger utilities.

Wheeling Power Co on price: 15.5% over West Virginia

Home price against West Virginia
+15.5%2nd place of 2, cheapest first

Home price is where Wheeling Power Co departs furthest from the West Virginia pattern: 17.41 ¢ against a state average of 15.07 ¢, 2nd place of 2 among West Virginia utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Monongahela Power Co at 13.97 ¢ (-3.44 ¢ from here), the most expensive Wheeling Power Co at 17.41 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).

A home using 902 kWh a month pays about $157 in energy here; at the West Virginia average the same use would cost $136, a difference of +$21 a month.

How it compares

Wheeling Power Co
Wheeling Power Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Wheeling Power Co17.41 ¢/kWh12.39 ¢/kWh$157at 902 kWh661 minSAIDI
West Virginia average against this company, which is 2 of 2 on price-2.34 ¢/kWhcompany 15.5% above-0.77 ¢/kWhcompany 6.7% above-$21a month at 902 kWh-100 mincompany 100 above
Monongahela Power CoLowest in this table13.97 ¢/kWhcompany 24.6% above10.92 ¢/kWhcompany 13.5% above$126$31 less than company462 mincompany 200 above

Compare 3 West Virginia companies

Wheeling Power Co: 2025

Wheeling Power Co: +1.2% on 2024 for homes, West Virginia +2.1%.

Wheeling Power Co home price, 2025
17.61 ¢/kWh+1.2% on 2024, early release
Wheeling Power Co SAIDI, 2025
426 min-36% on 2024, early release
Wheeling Power Co against West Virginia, 2025
-1.0 pointsWheeling Power Co +1.2%, West Virginia +2.1%, price in West Virginia 15.39 ¢

Wheeling Power Co: 17.61 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +1.2% from 17.41 ¢; West Virginia as a whole went +2.1%, so Wheeling Power Co kept pace with it by 1.0 points. Its SAIDI is 426 minutes against 661 in 2024.

Carbon context

Wheeling Power Co serves 34,392 homes in West Virginia. At 902 kWh a month that is about 799 kg of CO₂, or 9,593 kg a year, at the West Virginia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: West Virginia generation mix.

Wheeling Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 17.41 ¢ in 2024

10.36 ¢ in 2015, 17.41 ¢ in 2024 (+68.1%); West Virginia 10.08 to 15.07 ¢.

Wheeling Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearWheeling Power CoGap to West Virginia residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.36+0.28-2.29
201611.99+0.55-0.56
201712.12+0.49-0.77
201811.84+0.66-1.03
201912.27+1.02-0.74
202013.10+1.30-0.05
202114.32+2.17+0.66
202215.96+2.73+0.92
202316.66+2.61+0.66
202417.41+2.34+0.93

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Wheeling Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

452 min in 2015, 661 in 2024.

Wheeling Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearWheeling Power Co, no major eventsWheeling Power Co, all events
2015452452
2016459507
2017691752
2018696746
2019525852
2020601842
2021862957
20229282576
2023594777
2024661661

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 661.1 min

661.1 min, 6.65x the median reporter, rank 661 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events661.1
  • Company, with major events661.1

Wheeling Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 10.36 ¢ in 2015 to 17.41 ¢ in 2024, a move of +68.1%: Wheeling Power Co outpaced its state (+49.5%) by 18.6 points, and +37.8 points against the U.S. Wheeling Power Co's sharpest move came in 2016, +15.8%. The latest year is the high at 17.41 ¢; the low was 10.36 ¢ (2015). 2024: +4.5% here, +7.3% for the West Virginia average. SAIDI at Wheeling Power Co (major events excluded) rose from 452 minutes in 2015 to 661 in 2024, +46%; worst year 2022 at 928. Wheeling Power Co filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 661 minutes, +562 from that year's median. 2022: 2576 minutes with major events, 928 without, the widest gap of any year. Wheeling Power Co has 1 cheaper and 0 higher-priced West Virginia peers among 2 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Monongahela Power Co, bills 13.97 ¢ (-3.44).

Both measures lean against customers: 15.5% above the West Virginia average on price and 6.6x the national median on outage minutes (661).

Home accounts at Wheeling Power Co went from 35,020 in 2015 to 34,392 in 2024, -1.8%. Business customers paid 0.71 times the home price in 2024 (12.39 against 17.41 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.85 in 2015 to 2.31 in 2024, between 1.85 and 2.80.

What kind of utility is Wheeling Power Co?

Wheeling Power Co files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In West Virginia, investor-owned utilities serve 100% of residential customers at an average 15.1 cents per kWh. Wheeling Power Co itself averaged 17.4 cents, 2.3 cents above its type in West Virginia.

West Virginia utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 5,074 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 14.8 per 100 accounts (West Virginia: 10.1; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Wheeling Power Co customer was without power 661 minutes without major events and 661 with them. That is 4th fewest of 4 West Virginia utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median West Virginia utility reported 519 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 34,453 residential meters.

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

Facts

Customer accounts
41,2404.0% of West Virginia total
Residential accounts
34,3924.0% of West Virginia homes
Commercial accounts
6,41115.5% of the base
Residential rate
17.41 ¢/kWh2nd place of 2, +15.5% against the state
Commercial rate
12.39 ¢/kWh2nd place of 2, +6.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
661.1 minbetter than 2% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
2.312.28x the median
SAIDI with major events
661.1 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
2.2 MW112 installations
Counties served
4all in West Virginia
Average residential use
10,821 kWh/yr902 a month
Implied monthly bill
$157+$8 on the U.S. rate, 902 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+68.1%10.36 to 17.41 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+46%452 min in 2015, 661 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Wheeling Power Co

Wheeling Power Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to West Virginia ¢/kWh
Residential34,39217.41+2.34
Commercial6,41112.39+0.77

Year by year, Wheeling Power Co

YearHome accounts, Wheeling Power CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201535,02010.368.620.834521.85
201634,83411.999.030.754592.31
201734,91812.129.240.766912.55
201835,00211.849.060.766962.80
201934,88212.279.160.755252.44
202034,95013.109.470.726012.25
202134,88914.3210.070.708622.43
202234,70715.9611.280.719282.40
202334,56116.6611.800.715942.05
202434,39217.4112.390.716612.31

Peers of Wheeling Power Co in West Virginia, 2nd place of 2 on home price

Utility near Wheeling Power Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to Wheeling Power CoHome ¢, gap to Wheeling Power CoGap % to Wheeling Power CoAccounts, Wheeling Power Co = 1
1. Monongahela Power Co-200-3.44-19.7%9.63
2. Wheeling Power Co (this utility)66117.41-1.00

Who buys Wheeling Power Co's electricity

Class at Wheeling Power CoAccountsOf Wheeling Power Co accountsOf Wheeling Power Co MWh soldkWh a year per Wheeling Power Co account
Residential34,39283.4%7.5%10,821
Commercial6,41115.5%7.6%58,939
Industrial and other4371.06%84.9%9,641,849

Wheeling Power Co among AEP group

Wheeling Power Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Wheeling Power CoHome ¢, gap to Wheeling Power CoAccounts, Wheeling Power Co = 1
1. Public Service Co of Oklahoma (OK)-544-4.6813.94
2. Kingsport Power Co (TN)-496-4.571.20
3. Southwestern Electric Power Co (LA)-341-3.955.69
4. Ohio Power Co (OH)-503-3.0537.18
5. Kentucky Power Co (KY)-255-2.343.94
6. Indiana Michigan Power Co (IN)-564-1.1011.69
7. Appalachian Power Co (VA)-319-0.3913.32
8. Wheeling Power Co (WV, this utility)66117.411.00

Wheeling Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureWheeling Power CoWest Virginia contextWheeling Power Co detail
Wheeling Power Co home meters on AMI99.8%West Virginia 44.7%34,374 of 34,453 meters
Homes with daily digital access34,263West Virginia figure not published100% of the 34,392 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Wheeling Power Co homesOffered2 of 2 West Virginia utilities offer one2,278 homes on dynamic pricing, 6.62% of 34,392
Net-metered installations11292% residential3.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 19.2 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Wheeling Power Co

kWhShare of a 902 kWh monthCost a month at 17.41 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25028%$43.52+$2.32$522
50055%$87.04+$4.64$1,044
75083%$130.56+$6.96$1,567
1,000111%$174.08+$9.28$2,089
1,500166%$261.12+$13.92$3,133
2,000222%$348.16+$18.56$4,178

Outage record, Wheeling Power Co

Measure, Wheeling Power CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes661.1661.111.02 h
SAIFI interruptions2.3102.3100.43 yr apart
CAIDI minutes286.2286.24.77 h

Territory of Wheeling Power Co

4 West Virginia counties, region RFC:

Counties served by Wheeling Power CoWetzelOhioMarshallBrooke

West Virginia other states: 4 of 4 counties of Wheeling Power Co drawn

Wheeling Power Co: 4 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Brooke
  • Marshall
  • Ohio
  • Wetzel

Questions on Wheeling Power Co

How many customers does Wheeling Power Co serve in West Virginia?

41,240 accounts in 2024: residential 34,392, commercial 6,411, industrial 437.

What is the average residential rate of Wheeling Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 17.41 cents; against the West Virginia average that is +15.5%.

How reliable is Wheeling Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 661.1 min and SAIFI 2.31 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 6.65, CAIDI 286 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Wheeling Power Co grid?

112 installations with 2.2 MW, of which residential installations number 103.

What is the monthly bill at Wheeling Power Co for average use?

902 kWh at 17.41 cents comes to about $157, energy only.

How does Wheeling Power Co rank on price within West Virginia?

Rank 2 of 2 in West Virginia on price, +15.5% against the state average; 1 charge less than 17.41 ¢.

How much of the Wheeling Power Co load is business?

Homes take 7.5% of 4,963,510 MWh, commercial accounts 7.6%, industrial and other 84.9%; the 6,411 commercial accounts use 58,939 kWh each, 5.4 times a home.

Does Wheeling Power Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

34,374 of 34,453 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. Wheeling Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 2,278 customers use dynamic pricing, 6.62% of its homes.

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

2nd cheapest of 2 in 2015, 2nd of 2 in 2024; its price rose 68.1% while West Virginia rose 49.5%.

How does Wheeling Power Co compare with 7 similar utilities?

Place 8 of 8 on home price at 17.41 ¢ (AEP group); median 14.71 ¢, cheapest member 12.73 ¢.

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

17.61 cents per kWh, +1.2% on the 17.41 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Wheeling Power Co at 17.41 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Wheeling Power Co

Primary sources for Wheeling Power Co: 17.41 ¢/kWh for homes, 661 minutes of SAIDI (2024)

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At 902 kWh a month a Wheeling Power Co home pays about $157 in energy: 17.41 ¢/kWh, 15.5% above the West Virginia average of 15.07 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Wheeling Power Co price vs West Virginia: 17.61 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 661 min in 2024},
  year = {2026},
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