15.49¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Rappahannock Electric Coop / VA ]
Rappahannock Electric Coop electricity rates in Virginia
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.0%
vs 2024
172,883
residential customers
+24.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Rappahannock Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (15.49¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.34¢ | — | 144,917 |
| 2016 | 11.88¢ | −3.7% | 147,058 |
| 2017 | 11.01¢ | −7.3% | 149,258 |
| 2018 | 12.48¢ | +13.3% | 151,340 |
| 2019 | 13.20¢ | +5.8% | 154,119 |
| 2020 | 12.47¢ | −5.5% | 155,618 |
| 2021 | 11.75¢ | −5.8% | 159,857 |
| 2022 | 13.34¢ | +13.5% | 162,816 |
| 2023 | 14.81¢ | +11.0% | 164,828 |
| 2024 | 14.89¢ | +0.5% | 169,489 |
| 2025 | 15.49¢ | +4.0% | 172,883 |
How this compares
15.28¢
Virginia average, 2025
+1.4%
Rappahannock Electric Coop vs VA 2025 average
−10.1%
vs US 2025 average
#7
priciest in VA
Serves 22 counties in Virginia: Albemarle, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fauquier, Frederick, Goochland, Greene, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren. 157 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Rappahannock Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 12.34¢ to 15.49¢ per kWh: +25.5% over 10 years, or about +2.3% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +13.5% in 2022. The largest drop was −7.3% in 2017.
For a home using 1,067 kWh a month, the Virginia average, Rappahannock Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,983 a year, $27 more than at Virginia's average rate of 15.28¢. Of the 19 Virginia utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 7th most expensive.
Rappahannock Electric Coop served 144,917 homes in 2015 and 172,883 in 2025 (+19.3%), about 5% of Virginia's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Rappahannock Electric Coop's rates
Rappahannock Electric Coop 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 Rappahannock Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Rappahannock Electric Coop'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 +4.0% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Rappahannock Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Rappahannock Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 15.49¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Virginia's 2025 average was 15.28¢.
How much have Rappahannock Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+24.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +40.1% for Virginia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Rappahannock Electric Coop have in Virginia?
172,883 residential customers in 2025, across 22 counties including Albemarle, Caroline, Clarke, 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)