14.32¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative / VA ]
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Virginia
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−1.2%
vs 2024
30,077
residential customers
+7.3%
since 2020
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Estimated at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate (14.32¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.23¢ | — | 29,226 |
| 2016 | 12.60¢ | −4.8% | 29,231 |
| 2017 | 12.74¢ | +1.1% | 29,342 |
| 2018 | 13.58¢ | +6.6% | 29,373 |
| 2019 | 13.80¢ | +1.6% | 29,385 |
| 2020 | 13.35¢ | −3.3% | 29,642 |
| 2021 | 12.72¢ | −4.7% | 29,905 |
| 2022 | 14.48¢ | +13.8% | 29,816 |
| 2023 | 14.91¢ | +3.0% | 29,949 |
| 2024 | 14.50¢ | −2.8% | 30,016 |
| 2025 | 14.32¢ | −1.2% | 30,077 |
How this compares
15.28¢
Virginia average, 2025
−6.3%
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative vs VA 2025 average
−16.9%
vs US 2025 average
#13
priciest in VA
Serves 9 counties in Virginia: Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania, Southampton, Sussex. 63 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's average residential rate has gone from 13.23¢ to 14.32¢ per kWh: +8.2% over 10 years, or about +0.8% a year. It rose in 5 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +13.8% in 2022. The largest drop was −4.8% in 2016.
For a home using 1,067 kWh a month, the Virginia average, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's 2025 rate works out to about $1,834 a year, $123 less than at Virginia's average rate of 15.28¢. Of the 19 Virginia utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 13th most expensive.
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative served 29,226 homes in 2015 and 30,077 in 2025 (+2.9%), under 1% of Virginia's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's rates
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Virginia State Corporation Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Virginia State Corporation Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative raising rates in 2026?
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved −1.2% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative charge per kWh?
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate was 14.32¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Virginia's 2025 average was 15.28¢.
How much have Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative rates gone up in five years?
+7.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +40.1% for Virginia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative have in Virginia?
30,077 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)