Harrisonburg Electric Commission electricity rates
HEC served 18,133 Virginia homes in 2025 at an average of 11.51¢ per kWh, 3.77¢ below the statewide average that year.
11.51¢
2025 avg price
per kWh, all-in
+1.3%
1-year change
11.36¢ in 2024
+1.5%
per year since 2015
compounded
974
kWh / home / month
≈ $112 average bill
| Year | Avg price ¢/kWh | Change | Residential customers | Avg kWh / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 11.51 | +1.3% | 18,133 | 974 |
| 2024 | 11.36 | -5.2% | 18,089 | 938 |
| 2023 | 11.98 | +5.6% | 18,037 | 914 |
| 2022 | 11.35 | +18.5% | 17,990 | 967 |
| 2021 | 9.58 | -0.5% | 17,977 | 984 |
| 2020 | 9.63 | -5.4% | 17,916 | 916 |
| 2019 | 10.18 | -0.4% | 17,843 | 970 |
| 2018 | 10.22 | +3.0% | 17,762 | 999 |
| 2017 | 9.92 | +4.0% | 17,682 | 910 |
| 2016 | 9.54 | -3.4% | 17,588 | 934 |
| 2015 | 9.88 | — | 17,491 | 975 |
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 HEC prices
An average HEC home, solar-sized.
Using HEC's own average usage (974 kWh a month, ≈ $112), 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 bill8.4 kW
System size
$23,100
Est. cost
$1,493
Year-1 savings
14.4 yrs
Break-even
$42,957
25-yr savings
$19,857
Net benefit
undiscounted
Service territory
Where HEC delivers power
1 Virginia locality, per EIA's service-territory file. Many counties are split between utilities; your bill is the tiebreaker.
- Rockingham Co.
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