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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in West Virginia?

328,483homes in West Virginia heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 55 West Virginia counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 46% of the 721,448 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 18 of 35 by count, 4 by share. Berkeley County holds the most: 36,958 electric-heated homes at 5,001 heating degree days.

Where West Virginia sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. West Virginia is outlined.

West Virginia: cold counties and electric heat

West Virginia cold counties, electric heating
Berkeley County49,38474.836,9585,001-5%11.3
Kanawha County76,80645.034,5484,552-6%10.5
Cabell County39,13849.119,1994,502-7%5.8
Monongalia County44,36139.917,7205,426-6%5.4
Mercer County24,41368.016,6095,184-3%5.1
Raleigh County29,06256.516,4255,223-6%5.0
Jefferson County21,97873.916,2314,898-6%4.9
Putnam County22,76560.413,7494,546-6%4.2
Logan County12,39668.28,4574,493-7%2.6
Greenbrier County14,71055.28,1205,687-6%2.5
Fayette County16,10949.27,9335,121-5%2.4
Wood County35,70620.87,4404,921-8%2.3
Wayne County15,55043.86,8174,444-8%2.1
Mingo County9,01375.26,7764,384-7%2.1
Mason County10,28164.86,6584,733-4%2.0
Jackson County11,31755.46,2724,769-6%1.9
Marion County22,96525.85,9355,289-7%1.8
Wyoming County7,92666.05,2324,850-6%1.6
Ohio County18,13228.35,1305,510-5%1.6
Mineral County10,69847.65,0875,204-5%1.5

Largest 20 of 55 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 35 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Berkeley County, Kanawha County, Cabell County, hold 28% of the 328,483 electric-heated homes in West Virginia cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Mingo County at 75%. The coldest, Pocahontas County, averages 6,485 heating degree days; West Virginia as a whole averages 5,043 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, West Virginia cold counties, 12 largest

  • Berkeley County36,958
  • Kanawha County34,548
  • Cabell County19,199
  • Monongalia County17,720
  • Mercer County16,609
  • Raleigh County16,425
  • Jefferson County16,231
  • Putnam County13,749
  • Logan County8,457
  • Greenbrier County8,120
  • Fayette County7,933
  • Wood County7,440

West Virginia: the 10 coldest counties

Pocahontas County is coldest at 6,485 heating degree days with 35% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 26,641 electric-heated homes.

West Virginia 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Pocahontas County3,09234.96,4856,186
Tucker County2,85520.46,3635,880
Randolph County10,38536.26,3125,893
Preston County12,79728.55,9585,551
Pendleton County2,29929.85,8115,406
Greenbrier County14,71055.25,6875,359
Webster County2,83838.55,6545,428
Grant County4,28449.55,6465,262
Hancock County12,89122.25,6345,450
Brooke County9,43728.55,5205,231

West Virginia: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Mingo County is highest at 75% and Putnam County is 10th at 60%.

West Virginia 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Mingo County9,01375.24,3844,062
Berkeley County49,38474.85,0014,726
Jefferson County21,97873.94,8984,596
Logan County12,39668.24,4934,166
Mercer County24,41368.05,1845,027
McDowell County6,48466.24,7824,531
Wyoming County7,92666.04,8504,572
Mason County10,28164.84,7334,562
Morgan County7,21162.45,1294,871
Putnam County22,76560.44,5464,259

Winter disconnections and price in West Virginia

West Virginia utilities logged 0.42 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.92 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 15.41 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 154 dollars in West Virginia.

West Virginia in the ranking

Minnesota is 16th with 430,264 homes (18.8% of its homes). Wisconsin is 17th with 423,487 homes (17.3% of its homes). Iowa is 19th with 316,696 homes (24.3% of its homes). Kansas is 20th with 307,442 homes (26.5% of its homes).

West Virginia beside 5 neighbors

West Virginia neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Kentucky886,22349.5%4,435
Maryland996,86342.6%4,529
Ohio1,235,47225.6%5,624
Pennsylvania1,297,99124.8%5,554
Virginia1,069,49532.2%4,084

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How many West Virginia homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

328,483 homes, 45.5% of 721,448 occupied West Virginia homes, in 55 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which West Virginia county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Berkeley County, with 36,958 of its 49,384 homes (75%) at 5,001 normal heating degree days.

Which West Virginia county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Pocahontas County, at 6,485 normal heating degree days: 1,078 of 3,092 homes (35%).

How far did the last decade run from the West Virginia normal?

West Virginia cold counties averaged 6.1% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_west_virginia,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {West Virginia winter exposure: 328,483 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/west-virginia.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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