Virginia Tech Electric Service electricity rates
VTES served 5,750 Virginia homes in 2025 at an average of 18.43¢ per kWh, 3.15¢ above the statewide average that year.
18.43¢
2025 avg price
per kWh, all-in
+7.3%
1-year change
17.18¢ in 2024
+4.5%
per year since 2015
compounded
801
kWh / home / month
≈ $148 average bill
| Year | Avg price ¢/kWh | Change | Residential customers | Avg kWh / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 18.43 | +7.3% | 5,750 | 801 |
| 2024 | 17.18 | +6.0% | 5,660 | 787 |
| 2023 | 16.20 | +31.6% | 5,738 | 762 |
| 2022 | 12.31 | +4.1% | 5,590 | 818 |
| 2021 | 11.82 | -0.5% | 5,401 | 865 |
| 2020 | 11.88 | +0.5% | 5,469 | 800 |
| 2019 | 11.82 | +0.3% | 5,476 | 844 |
| 2018 | 11.78 | +1.2% | 5,460 | 882 |
| 2017 | 11.64 | 0.0% | 5,294 | 817 |
| 2016 | 11.64 | -1.9% | 5,416 | 825 |
| 2015 | 11.86 | — | 5,410 | 864 |
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 VTES prices
An average VTES home, solar-sized.
Using VTES's own average usage (801 kWh a month, ≈ $148), 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 bill6.9 kW
System size
$18,975
Est. cost
$1,857
Year-1 savings
9.3 yrs
Break-even
$56,799
25-yr savings
$37,824
Net benefit
undiscounted
Service territory
Where VTES delivers power
1 Virginia locality, per EIA's service-territory file. Many counties are split between utilities; your bill is the tiebreaker.
- Montgomery Co.
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