Virginia Electricity Prices

Virginia sits mid-pack — 17.61¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 21st-highest of 51 and 9.3% below the national benchmark.

At Virginia's May 2026 average of 17.61¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,849 a year — around $154 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $189 gap between the two published averages, less for Virginia, not a bill either way.

Over the full EIA series the Virginia jurisdiction average has risen 157% since January 2001, from 6.84¢ to 17.61¢ in May 2026 — a compound 3.8% per year. The path has been unusually smooth — Virginia is among the steadiest third of jurisdictions month to month.

Yes. The May 2026 average of 17.61¢ per kilowatt-hour is the highest monthly figure Virginia has recorded across the EIA series, which begins in January 2001. The previous floor for the jurisdiction was 6.84¢ in January 2001.

August. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Virginia, 2001 through 2025, August runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 12.6 percentage points.

Among Virginia and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, Tennessee posts the lowest average at 14.47¢ and Maryland the highest at 21.77¢. Virginia ranks 4th of 5 in the group, at 17.61¢.

Almost certainly not exactly, and this is the one caveat that governs every figure on this page. The published value is the EIA residential average across every utility and residential rate class in Virginia for May 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 15.23¢ in June 2025 and 17.61¢ in May 2026. Your own rate depends on your utility, tariff, usage tier, time-of-use schedule, and fixed monthly charges, none of which this index models. Read your bill for the rate that applies to you.