West Virginia Electricity Prices

West Virginia sits mid-pack — 16.80¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 23rd-highest of 51 and 13.4% below the national benchmark.

At West Virginia's May 2026 average of 16.80¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,764 a year — around $147 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $274 gap between the two published averages, less for West Virginia, not a bill either way.

Over the full EIA series the West Virginia jurisdiction average has risen 185% since January 2001, from 5.90¢ to 16.80¢ in May 2026 — a compound 4.2% per year. Month-to-month movement has been about typical for a reporting jurisdiction.

Yes. The May 2026 average of 16.80¢ per kilowatt-hour is the highest monthly figure West Virginia has recorded across the EIA series, which begins in January 2001. The previous floor for the jurisdiction was 5.90¢ in January 2001.

October. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for West Virginia, 2001 through 2025, October runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 12.1 percentage points.

Among West Virginia and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, West Virginia posts the lowest average at 16.80¢ and Maryland the highest at 21.77¢. That makes West Virginia the cheapest in the group, at 16.80¢.

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 West 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 14.41¢ in February 2026 and 16.80¢ 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.