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West Virginia electric companies, rates and outages

West Virginia has 1,784,462 residents and 1,029,473 electric accounts across 3 utilities listed by EIA.

Wind turbine along the Allegheny Front near Bismarck in Grant County, West Virginia
2016-06-06 18 10 21 Wind turbine along the Allegheny Front near Bismarck in Grant County, West Virginia. Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 West Virginia homes paid 15.41 ¢/kWh: rank 25 of 51, 10.9% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 15.07 ¢).

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How it compares

West Virginia prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential15.07 ¢/kWh-8.6% against the U.S.22 of 511 is highest
Commercial11.62 ¢/kWh-8.9% against the U.S.26 of 511 is highest
Industrial7.81 ¢/kWh-3.9% against the U.S.31 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in West Virginia

West Virginia home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

West Virginia companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
Monongahela Power CoLowest price334,58813.97 ¢/kWh$143 a month at 1,027 kWh462 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.3411.3 MW985 systems
Black Diamond Power Co3,47915.35 ¢/kWh$158 a month at 1,027 kWhNo dataNo data
Wheeling Power Co34,39217.41 ¢/kWh$179 a month at 1,027 kWh661 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.312.2 MW112 systems

West Virginia: 2025 and 2026

West Virginia, data to July 2026.

West Virginia 2025 average price
15.41 ¢/kWh+2.3% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
West Virginia 2025 rank
25 of 51-3 places against 2024
West Virginia January to Jul 2026
15.47 ¢/kWh+0.8% on Jan-Jul 2025
West Virginia Last 12 months
15.48 ¢/kWhto July 2026
West Virginia July 2026
15.78 ¢/kWh+2.3% against July 2025
West Virginia 2025 costliest month
Oct 16.19 ¢cheapest Jan 14.47 ¢, a 12% spread
West Virginia Typical 2025 bill
$165 a monthtop Jan $252, low May $115

The West Virginia residential price averaged 15.41 ¢/kWh in 2025, +2.3% on 2024: West Virginia ran 2.7 points slower than the nation. From January to July 2026 the West Virginia average is 15.47 ¢, +0.8% on 2025, 6.3 points below the U.S. change. Seasonality in West Virginia: 2025 peaked in October at 16.19 ¢ and bottomed in January at 14.47 ¢. A typical residential account in West Virginia paid about $1,984 for energy over 2025, from $115 in May to $252 in January; use per account ran 709 to 1,742 kWh a month.

West Virginia price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, West Virginia: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan13.6214.4714.77
Feb13.9514.8214.41
Mar15.2915.8916.37
Apr15.5316.0516.06
May15.9516.1816.80
Jun15.4515.8215.45
Jul15.1215.4315.78
Aug15.4115.65No data
Sep15.8416.14No data
Oct16.3616.19No data
Nov15.8415.65No data
Dec14.4814.61No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical West Virginia account paid each month

West Virginia: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, West Virginia: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan252240
Feb195205
Mar166170
Apr127108
May115125
Jun152149
Jul199182
Aug163No data
Sep122No data
Oct125No data
Nov153No data
Dec214No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What West Virginia power is made of

In plain words. Coal is the biggest source in West Virginia (87%), and the power made there is dirtier than the U.S. average per kWh.

In 2025 West Virginia plants of 1 MW or more made 53.4 TWh. The biggest sources: coal 86.7%, natural gas 6.2%, wind 3.7%. For comparison, coal makes 16.6% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 6.8% (22.6% for the U.S.). West Virginia plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

West Virginia, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 86.7
  • Natural gas 6.2
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro (conventional) 2.7
  • Wind 3.7
  • Utility-scale solar 0.4
  • Petroleum 0.3
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 0.0
  • Other 0.0

Fuel groups: prices guide.

West Virginia, share of net generation and operating capacity: 8 rows
SourceWest Virginia share of generation, %U.S. share, %West Virginia generation, TWhWest Virginia capacity, MW
Coal86.716.646.2713,072
Natural gas6.240.93.311,371
Hydro (conventional)2.75.51.42371
Wind3.710.41.99856
Utility-scale solar0.46.80.23259
Petroleum0.30.40.1418
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste0.01.40.013
Other0.00.40.010

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for West Virginia, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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West Virginia plant pipeline

West Virginia, megawatts: 6 rows
West Virginia plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale15,950
Battery storage110
Retiring 2026 to 20300
Retiring after 20300
Under construction0
Planned789

EIA-860 generators in West Virginia, 2025 data.

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West Virginia carbon per kWh

West Virginia plants emitted 1,954 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.886 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average West Virginia home using 1,070 kWh a month accounts for about 949 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for West Virginia plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureWest VirginiaU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh1,954.4767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.8860.348
NOx, lb per MWh1.0620.452
SO2, lb per MWh1.4980.359

EPA eGRID2023 for West Virginia, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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West Virginia weather

A normal year in West Virginia brings 5,359 heating and 745 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 5,055 heating (6% below normal) and 954 cooling (28% above normal).

West Virginia degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, West Virginia, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
West Virginia yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201549298695359745
2016474710465359745
201744967295359745
2018510910705359745
201947349955359745
202046658735359745
202147598805359745
202251908155359745
202344816935359745
2024430610025359745
202550559545359745

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for West Virginia, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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West Virginia meters and time-of-use rates

44.7% of West Virginia home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 392,368 of 878,204. 2 of 2 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 2,660 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in West Virginia, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in West Virginia

West Virginia: 3,041 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $97.5M paid, median paid claim $17,795; 21st of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2016 with 1,104 claims. FEMA counts 1.0% of West Virginia residential structures as insured, 27th of 51, and the policy file shows 9,090 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in West Virginia this is claims history, not an outage count.

West Virginia counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in West VirginiaClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Kanawha County637$24.5M8.1
Greenbrier County362$14.7M19.2
Cabell County197$5.5M6.0
Ohio County189$7.6M13.4
Mingo County128$3.3M13.3

West Virginia: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 3,041 West Virginia claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

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Price by sector, West Virginia

Home 15.07, business 11.62, industry 7.81 ¢ in 2024.

West Virginia price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201510.088.616.09-2.57
201611.449.356.57-1.11
201711.639.586.64-1.26
201811.189.246.40-1.69
201911.259.166.02-1.76
202011.809.406.09-1.35
202112.159.506.07-1.51
202213.2310.426.74-1.81
202314.0511.037.24-1.95
202415.0711.627.81-1.41

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 2 reporters here: 561.3 minutes.

min

  • Monongahela Power Co461.6
  • Wheeling Power Co661.1
  • U.S. median99.5

West Virginia, SAIDI of the largest West Virginia utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

West Virginia counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

West Virginia counties by number of electric utilitiesWebsterTaylorHarrisonUpshurMcDowellMonongaliaLincolnPleasantsFayetteMercerRitchieBarbourMasonOhioHampshireRandolphBerkeleyDoddridgeLewisHardyWirtBraxtonBooneLoganPutnamWayneCalhounTylerGilmerTuckerMarionCabellHancockMarshallMingoMorganWoodPrestonJeffersonPocahontasClayGreenbrierNicholasRoaneWetzelSummersPendletonMonroeGrantJacksonRaleighMineralKanawhaBrookeWyoming

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

West Virginia counties: first 12 of 55 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Clay3Appalachian Power Co; Black Diamond Power Co; Monongahela Power Co
Brooke2Monongahela Power Co; Wheeling Power Co
Grant2Monongahela Power Co; The Potomac Edison Company
Greenbrier2Appalachian Power Co; Monongahela Power Co
Jackson2Appalachian Power Co; Monongahela Power Co
Kanawha2Appalachian Power Co; Black Diamond Power Co
Mineral2Monongahela Power Co; The Potomac Edison Company
Monroe2Appalachian Power Co; Monongahela Power Co
Nicholas2Appalachian Power Co; Monongahela Power Co
Pendleton2Monongahela Power Co; The Potomac Edison Company
Raleigh2Appalachian Power Co; Black Diamond Power Co
Roane2Appalachian Power Co; Monongahela Power Co

55 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

West Virginia residential power was 46th highest of 51 in 2015 at 10.08 ¢ and is 22nd in 2024 at 15.07 ¢, so the state moved up 24 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while West Virginia went +49.5%. The biggest annual move was 2016 at +13.5%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +7.3% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 8.61 ¢ in 2015 and 11.62 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -1.47 ¢ then and -3.45 ¢ now; industry went from 6.09 to 7.81 ¢ (+28.2%). Monongahela Power Co is the largest by accounts with 397,195, 38.6% of the 1,029,473 accounts in West Virginia, and the top three hold 43.0%. Territory overlaps: 15 of 55 counties are listed by two or more utilities, led by Clay with 3. Net-metered capacity totals 13 MW over 1,097 installations, 1.1 per 1,000 electric accounts.

West Virginia ranks 22nd of 51 on residential price (15.07 ¢), mid-table, and 8.6% under the national average. Since 2015 the residential price moved +49.5% against +30.3% nationally, so West Virginia has pulled away from the national trend by 19.2 points.

Businesses pay 3.45 ¢ less than households here (-22.9%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. The median of 2 reporting utilities is 561.3 SAIDI minutes, 5.64 times the national median. The top three utilities hold 100.0% of accounts, so a few reliability records set the state picture.

By revenue, West Virginia electricity splits 44.2% residential, 24.4% commercial and 31.4% industrial; by kWh the split is 32.4%, 23.2% and 44.4%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 84.2% of 1,029,473 accounts and use 1,027 kWh a month, a commercial account 4,202 and an industrial one 110,942.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
1,784,462721,448 households
Electric accounts
1,029,473577 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
15.07 ¢/kWh-1.41 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
11.62 ¢/kWh-1.13 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
7.81 ¢/kWh-0.32 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+49.5%+19.2 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
33.0 TWh18,488 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
33 investor owned
Median SAIDI
561.3 min2 utilities, 5.64x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
13 MW1,097 installations
Top three utilities
100.0%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-3.45 ¢-22.9% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
15 of 55most: Clay, 3 utilities

Data tables

West Virginia: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201510.088.616.09-2.57
201611.449.356.57-1.11
201711.639.586.64-1.26
201811.189.246.40-1.69
201911.259.166.02-1.76
202011.809.406.09-1.35
202112.159.506.07-1.51
202213.2310.426.74-1.81
202314.0511.037.24-1.95
202415.0711.627.81-1.41

Questions on West Virginia

What is the average residential electricity price in West Virginia?

15.07 cents in 2024, which is -1.41 cents against the U.S. figure.

How has West Virginia residential power changed since 2015?

It went from 10.08 to 15.07 cents, +49.5% in total, +19.2 points against the U.S.

How many electric utilities operate in West Virginia?

3 utilities have West Virginia as their largest state, and 2 of them report SAIDI.

What net-metered capacity do West Virginia utilities report?

13 MW over 1,097 installations.

How many accounts per 1,000 people in West Virginia?

577: 1,029,473 accounts for 1,784,462 residents.

Is commercial power cheaper than residential in West Virginia?

Businesses pay 11.62 ¢ and homes 15.07 ¢, a difference of -3.45 ¢.

What did West Virginia residential electricity cost in 2025?

West Virginia averaged 15.41 cents per kWh, +2.3% against 15.07 in 2024, and 25 of 51 among states.

Are West Virginia residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

West Virginia is -6.3 points against the U.S.: 15.47 cents from January to July 2026, +0.8% on 2025.

When in 2025 did West Virginia residential power cost most, October or January?

October at 16.19 cents in West Virginia; January was the lowest at 14.47, a 12% spread.

Does West Virginia residential power cost less than the national average in 2026?

2.74 cents below the national average; West Virginia 15.47 cents over January to July 2026, +0.8% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to West Virginia at 15.07 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

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How West Virginia ranks and compares

West Virginia is 27th cheapest of 51 on price (15.41 ¢); 51st cleanest grid (1,954 lb CO2 per MWh); 3rd highest income burden (3.43%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in West Virginia

West Virginia has $35.2 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the West Virginia help page.

Counties in West Virginia ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 West Virginia homes paid 15.41 ¢/kWh: rank 25 of 51, 10.9% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 15.07 ¢).

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