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West Virginia Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
15.45¢ /kWh
▼ 2.3%vs. last year
Commercial
11.09¢ /kWh
▼ 3.5%vs. last year
Industrial
7.95¢ /kWh
▼ 4.8%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$164per month▲ 1.2% vs. the year before

15.45¢/kWh × 1,064 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 14th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
West Virginia
$164
U.S. average
$156
Maryland
$207
Pennsylvania
$173
Virginia
$172
Ohio
$157
Kentucky
$155

West Virginia is $9 a month above (+5.5%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How West Virginia makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
6.0%
Carbon-free
6.0%
Largest source
Coal 87%
West Virginia electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas7.2%3,900 GWh
Coal86.5%46,898 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind3.2%1,731 GWh
Solar0.5%290 GWh
Hydro2.2%1,211 GWh
Other0.3%173 GWh

54.2 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

West Virginia electricity prices in context

In May 2026, West Virginia's residential electricity rate was 16.80¢/kWh, ranking 23rd among the 50 states and DC when counted from the most expensive. This was 1.64¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, representing a 8.9% discount against the US median. Among its neighbors, West Virginia offered rates lower than Maryland at 21.77¢/kWh, Pennsylvania at 21.55¢/kWh, and Ohio at 19.52¢/kWh, and below Virginia at 17.61¢/kWh, while only Kentucky at 14.98¢/kWh undercut the state.

Over the past five years since May 2021, the residential rate rose 33.8% from 12.56¢/kWh, with an annual increase of 3.8% in the past year alone. The longer picture shows steeper growth: since May 2006 the rate has climbed 147.4% from 6.79¢/kWh, and since January 2001 it has risen 184.7% from 5.90¢/kWh. The current rate of 16.80¢/kWh stands at the highest point in available records, with the lowest recorded at 5.90¢/kWh in January 2001.

Residential customers paid an average monthly bill of $165 for 1,064 kWh, compared with the national average bill of $155 for 871 kWh. Despite the below-average rate, the higher consumption pushed the monthly bill above the US median. Commercial and industrial rates stood at 12.11¢/kWh and 9.48¢/kWh respectively.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
7.2¢9.8¢12¢15¢18¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.4¢6.3¢10¢14¢18¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
5.90¢
Now
15.45¢
Change
▲ 161.9%
Range
5.90–16.80¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202615.4511.097.95
May 202616.8012.119.48
April 202616.0611.638.84
March 202616.3712.008.14
February 202614.4111.758.31
January 202614.7711.608.43
December 202514.6111.418.07
November 202515.6512.178.27
October 202516.1911.838.12
September 202516.1411.778.10
August 202515.6511.598.23
July 202515.4311.197.98

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in West Virginia?
Residential electricity in West Virginia costs 15.45¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 32nd highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 11.09¢ and industrial customers 7.95¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in West Virginia?
West Virginia's residential rate of 15.45¢/kWh is -13.8% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical West Virginia home consumes 1,064 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $164.
›Have electricity prices in West Virginia gone up?
Residential electricity in West Virginia has moved +161.9% since 2001, reaching 15.45¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was -2.3%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring West Virginia?
Of the states bordering West Virginia, Kentucky has the lowest average monthly bill at $155 and Maryland the highest at $207. West Virginia averages $164 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.