Appalachian Power electricity rates
APCo served 467,581 Virginia homes in 2025 at an average of 17.16¢ per kWh, 1.88¢ above the statewide average that year.
17.16¢
2025 avg price
per kWh, all-in
+0.8%
1-year change
17.02¢ in 2024
+4.3%
per year since 2015
compounded
1,084
kWh / home / month
≈ $186 average bill
| Year | Avg price ¢/kWh | Change | Residential customers | Avg kWh / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 17.16 | +0.8% | 467,581 | 1,084 |
| 2024 | 17.02 | +7.2% | 465,283 | 1,048 |
| 2023 | 15.88 | +21.9% | 462,259 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 13.03 | +16.9% | 460,456 | 1,132 |
| 2021 | 11.15 | +3.1% | 460,210 | 1,131 |
| 2020 | 10.81 | -1.5% | 456,500 | 1,100 |
| 2019 | 10.97 | -1.9% | 453,321 | 1,139 |
| 2018 | 11.18 | -2.3% | 452,376 | 1,193 |
| 2017 | 11.44 | +0.8% | 451,183 | 1,080 |
| 2016 | 11.35 | +1.1% | 449,723 | 1,140 |
| 2015 | 11.23 | — | 448,402 | 1,141 |
Why the line slopes the way it does: why Virginia rates keep rising. What the charges on the bill mean: how to read your Virginia electric bill.
Solar math at APCo prices
An average APCo home, solar-sized.
Using APCo's own average usage (1,084 kWh a month, ≈ $186), its 2025 price, a median Virginia roof (1,389 kWh per kW per year) and the calculator's default assumptions (3% annual rate growth, $2.75/W, no federal credit). Dollars are nominal. Every utility side by side: Is solar worth it in Virginia?
Run it with your bill9.4 kW
System size
$25,850
Est. cost
$2,442
Year-1 savings
9.7 yrs
Break-even
$73,845
25-yr savings
$47,995
Net benefit
undiscounted
Service territory
Where APCo delivers power
34 Virginia localities, per EIA's service-territory file. Many counties are split between utilities; your bill is the tiebreaker.
- Albemarle Co.
- Amherst Co.
- Appomattox Co.
- Bedford Co.
- Bland Co.
- Botetourt Co.
- Buchanan Co.
- Buckingham Co.
- Campbell Co.
- Carroll Co.
- Craig Co.
- Dickenson Co.
- Floyd Co.
- Fluvanna Co.
- Franklin Co.
- Galax City
- Giles Co.
- Grayson Co.
- Henry Co.
- Lynchburg City
- Montgomery Co.
- Nelson Co.
- Patrick Co.
- Pittsylvania Co.
- Pulaski Co.
- Roanoke Co.
- Roanoke City
- Russell Co.
- Scott Co.
- Smyth Co.
- Tazewell Co.
- Washington Co.
- Wise Co.
- Wythe Co.
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