Virginia Electricity Information
Electricity Production
Primary Source
Natural Gas
Total Generation: 91,059,344 MWhRanks 16th Highest in the U.S.
Average Price: 10.68¢ /kWh
Ranks 19th Cheapest in the U.S.
Average Electric Bill: $148.15
Ranks 40th Cheapest in the U.S.
Electricity Production By Source
Emissions From Electricity Generation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rank
28th Highest
24,587 TMT
Sulfer Dioxide Emissions Rank
25th Highest
11,179 tn
Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Rank
32nd Highest
16,453 tn
Renewable Electricity Generation
Renewable Production Rank
29th Highest
6,858,897 MWh7.53% of Total Production
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Based on data from 2023
Energy Usage in Virginia
Energy Usage Per Capita Rank
25th Lowest
Average Per Person: 280 million BTU
The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Virginia lies in the South Atlantic region. The South Atlantic region consists of much of the southern East Coast and has mild winters requiring the second least use of home heaters in the country. Summers are very warm, the secondest warmest in the country, requiring ample usage of air conditioning.
Municipal Utilities in Virginia
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Virginia offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Virginia, 19 cities offer municipal electricity utility services to their residents.
Largest Electric Companies in Virginia
The rest of Virginia receives electric utility service from one of many primary providers. Here’s a list of some of the larger providers that might be available to your home:
Virginia Natural Gas Information
Average Natural Gas Price
$1.606 /CCF
Ranks 26th Cheapest in the U.S.
Average Natural Gas Bill
$105 /month
Ranks 28th Cheapest in the U.S.
Natural Gas Usage Per Capita
27th Lowest
Average Per Person: 74.22 MCFs Annually
Largest Natural Gas Companies in Virginia
Many of the residents of Virginia receive their natural gas utility service from one of the larger companies that service the state.
Virginia Internet Connectivity
Broadband Availability
87.15%
Ranks 23rd in the U.S.
Percent of Ppopulation with access to 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload
1 Gig Availability
24.08%
Ranks 9th in the U.S.
Percent of population with access to download speeds of 1 Gbps
Fiber Availability
50.91%
Ranks 42nd in the U.S.
Percent of population with access to Fiber Internet
Largest Internet Providers in Virginia
When it comes to high-speed internet, homes in Virginia have plenty of options to stay connected! From bustling cities to quiet rural areas, a variety of providers offer reliable service across the state. Here are some of the biggest names keeping Virginia homes online and in the loop:
Utility Costs in Virginia
The average monthly total utility bills in Virginia is $288.96, which is 4.26% higher than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$148
Higher than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$105
Higher than national average
Average Water Bill
$36
Lower than national average
Virginia Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Virginia is one of eleven states that has deregulated both electricity and natural gas services. That means you have a choice of what electric or natural gas provider supplies utilities to your home. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers available in your area.
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Utility Providers by City in Virginia
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 8,350 | No |
| Alexandria | 158,185 | No |
| Altavista | 3,396 | No |
| Amherst | 2,504 | No |
| Annandale | 41,869 | No |
| Appomattox | 2,214 | No |
| Aquia Harbour | 6,161 | No |
| Arcola | 2,258 | No |
| Arlington | 235,764 | No |
| Ashburn | 44,950 | No |
| Ashland | 7,478 | No |
| Bailey's Crossroads | 24,501 | No |
| Bealeton | 4,043 | No |
| Bedford | 6,610 | Yes |
| Belle Haven | 6,434 | No |
| Bellwood | 8,138 | No |
| Belmont | 9,589 | No |
| Bensley | 5,945 | No |
| Berryville | 4,494 | No |
| Bethel Manor | 4,607 | No |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,280 | No |
| Blacksburg | 94,398 | Yes |
| Blackstone | 3,402 | Yes |
| Blue Ridge | 3,078 | No |
| Bluefield | 5,079 | No |
| Bon Air | 17,846 | No |
| Braddock | 6,588 | No |
| Brambleton | 21,986 | No |
| Brandermill | 13,745 | No |
| Bridgewater | 6,092 | No |
| Bristol | 16,996 | Yes |
| Broadlands | 14,835 | No |
| Broadway | 4,152 | No |
| Buckhall | 18,751 | No |
| Buena Vista | 6,649 | No |
| Bull Run | 16,709 | No |
| Burke | 44,191 | No |
| Burke Centre | 18,113 | No |
| Carrollton | 7,171 | No |
| Cascades | 12,509 | No |
| Cave Spring | 25,248 | No |
| Centreville | 73,064 | No |
| Chamberlayne | 5,069 | No |
| Chantilly | 23,564 | No |
| Charlottesville | 102,164 | No |
| Chase City | 2,478 | No |
| Cherry Hill | 22,118 | No |
| Chesapeake | 247,172 | No |
| Chester | 22,512 | No |
| Chilhowie | 2,060 | No |
| Chincoteague | 3,285 | No |
| Christiansburg | 23,174 | No |
| Clifton Forge | 3,549 | No |
| Cloverdale | 3,483 | No |
| Collinsville | 7,529 | No |
| Colonial Beach | 3,838 | No |
| Colonial Heights | 18,127 | No |
| Countryside | 9,384 | No |
| County Center | 4,191 | No |
| Covington | 5,716 | No |
| Crewe | 2,853 | No |
| Crimora | 2,159 | No |
| Crosspointe | 5,049 | No |
| Crozet | 7,840 | No |
| Culpeper | 19,740 | Yes |
| Dahlgren | 3,448 | No |
| Dale City | 73,716 | No |
| Daleville | 2,979 | No |
| Danville | 42,556 | Yes |
| Difficult Run | 10,647 | No |
| Dranesville | 11,951 | No |
| Dublin | 2,633 | No |
| Dulles Town Center | 5,612 | No |
| Dumbarton | 8,443 | No |
| Dumfries | 5,669 | No |
| Dunn Loring | 9,251 | No |
| East Highland Park | 16,669 | No |
| Elkton | 2,938 | Yes |
| Emporia | 5,761 | No |
| Enon | 4,411 | No |
| Ettrick | 5,169 | No |
| Fair Lakes | 8,689 | No |
| Fair Oaks | 34,437 | No |
| Fairfax | 23,980 | No |
| Fairfax Station | 12,322 | No |
| Fairlawn | 2,553 | No |
| Falls Church | 14,494 | No |
| Falmouth | 4,536 | No |
| Farmville | 7,266 | No |
| Fishersville | 8,909 | No |
| Floris | 7,592 | No |
| Forest | 11,045 | No |
| Fort Belvoir | 7,850 | No |
| Fort Hunt | 16,322 | No |
| Fort Lee | 6,271 | No |
| Franconia | 18,310 | No |
| Franklin | 8,249 | Yes |
| Franklin Farm | 18,906 | No |
| Fredericksburg | 155,414 | No |
| Front Royal | 15,039 | Yes |
| Gainesville | 17,081 | No |
| Galax | 6,681 | No |
| George Mason | 9,927 | No |
| Glade Spring | 2,068 | No |
| Glen Allen | 14,783 | No |
| Gloucester Courthouse | 3,198 | No |
| Gloucester Point | 11,313 | No |
| Goose Creek Village | 2,421 | No |
| Great Falls | 14,690 | No |
| Greenbriar | 7,914 | No |
| Grottoes | 2,886 | No |
| Groveton | 14,402 | No |
| Hampton | 136,748 | No |
| Harrisonburg | 74,901 | Yes |
| Hayfield | 4,348 | No |
| Herndon | 24,574 | No |
| Highland Springs | 14,823 | No |
| Hillsville | 2,863 | No |
| Hollins | 15,857 | No |
| Hollymead | 8,668 | No |
| Hopewell | 23,020 | No |
| Horse Pasture | 2,006 | No |
| Huntington | 13,979 | No |
| Hutchison | 6,503 | No |
| Hybla Valley | 18,410 | No |
| Idylwood | 17,687 | No |
| Independent Hill | 9,855 | No |
| Innsbrook | 8,966 | No |
| King George | 4,657 | No |
| Kings Park | 4,194 | No |
| Kings Park West | 13,812 | No |
| Kingstowne | 18,369 | No |
| Lake Barcroft | 10,682 | No |
| Lake Holiday | 2,324 | No |
| Lake Land'Or | 3,726 | No |
| Lake Monticello | 10,438 | No |
| Lake of the Woods | 8,557 | No |
| Lake Ridge | 44,697 | No |
| Lake Wilderness | 2,940 | No |
| Lakeside | 12,690 | No |
| Lansdowne | 13,029 | No |
| Laurel | 17,962 | No |
| Laurel Hill | 8,415 | No |
| Lebanon | 3,158 | No |
| Leesburg | 48,223 | No |
| Lexington | 7,287 | No |
| Lincolnia | 20,704 | No |
| Linton Hall | 42,089 | No |
| Loch Lomond | 4,153 | No |
| Long Branch | 7,734 | No |
| Lorton | 21,394 | No |
| Loudoun Valley Estates | 10,460 | No |
| Lovettsville | 2,608 | No |
| Lowes Island | 11,272 | No |
| Luray | 4,784 | No |
| Lynchburg | 120,877 | No |
| Madison Heights | 10,790 | No |
| Manassas | 42,596 | Yes |
| Manassas Park | 17,081 | No |
| Manchester | 12,192 | No |
| Mantua | 7,771 | No |
| Marion | 5,817 | No |
| Marshall | 3,114 | No |
| Martinsville | 13,476 | Yes |
| Massanetta Springs | 6,132 | No |
| Massanutten | 2,184 | No |
| Matoaca | 2,440 | No |
| McLean | 49,310 | No |
| McNair | 20,980 | No |
| Meadowbrook | 19,574 | No |
| Mechanicsville | 37,767 | No |
| Merrifield | 19,075 | No |
| Merrimac | 2,663 | No |
| Midlothian | 19,016 | No |
| Montclair | 21,961 | No |
| Montrose | 7,612 | No |
| Mount Hermon | 4,242 | No |
| Mount Jackson | 2,041 | No |
| Mount Vernon | 13,707 | No |
| Narrows | 2,099 | No |
| Navy | 3,832 | No |
| New Baltimore | 11,517 | No |
| New Market | 2,281 | No |
| Newington | 13,419 | No |
| Newington Forest | 12,641 | No |
| Newport News | 185,069 | No |
| Norfolk | 238,556 | No |
| North Shore | 3,188 | No |
| North Springfield | 7,323 | No |
| Norton | 3,696 | No |
| Oak Grove | 2,500 | No |
| Oakton | 36,675 | No |
| One Loudoun | 2,504 | No |
| Orange | 5,012 | No |
| Pantops | 4,288 | No |
| Patrick Springs | 2,151 | No |
| Pearisburg | 2,878 | No |
| Pennington Gap | 2,079 | No |
| Petersburg | 33,229 | No |
| Pimmit Hills | 6,150 | No |
| Poquoson | 12,382 | No |
| Portsmouth | 97,454 | No |
| Potomac Mills | 6,759 | No |
| Pulaski | 8,984 | No |
| Purcellville | 8,910 | No |
| Quantico Base | 5,683 | No |
| Radford | 16,205 | Yes |
| Raven | 2,133 | No |
| Ravensworth | 2,370 | No |
| Reston | 62,453 | No |
| Richlands | 5,300 | Yes |
| Richmond | 1,008,069 | Yes |
| Roanoke | 215,781 | No |
| Rockwood | 7,880 | No |
| Rocky Mount | 4,863 | No |
| Rose Hill | 21,466 | No |
| Salem | 25,335 | Yes |
| Saltville | 2,225 | No |
| Sandston | 7,083 | No |
| Seven Corners | 9,191 | No |
| Shawneeland | 2,366 | No |
| Shenandoah | 2,837 | No |
| Shenandoah Farms | 3,463 | No |
| Short Pump | 27,332 | No |
| Smithfield | 8,513 | No |
| South Boston | 8,011 | No |
| South Hill | 4,636 | No |
| South Riding | 33,828 | No |
| South Run | 6,953 | No |
| Southern Gateway | 3,163 | No |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | 5,548 | No |
| Springfield | 31,769 | No |
| Stafford Courthouse | 4,910 | No |
| Stanley | 2,029 | No |
| Staunton | 25,358 | No |
| Stephens City | 2,308 | No |
| Sterling | 31,202 | No |
| Stone Ridge | 15,776 | No |
| Strasburg | 7,036 | No |
| Stuarts Draft | 11,954 | No |
| Sudley | 18,613 | No |
| Suffolk | 93,268 | No |
| Sugarland Run | 12,928 | No |
| Sully Square | 2,288 | No |
| Tazewell | 4,459 | No |
| Timberlake | 12,972 | No |
| Timberville | 2,943 | No |
| Triangle | 10,868 | No |
| Tuckahoe | 48,187 | No |
| Tysons | 26,171 | No |
| Union Mill | 4,574 | No |
| University Center | 4,176 | No |
| University of Virginia | 9,384 | No |
| Verona | 4,410 | No |
| Victoria | 2,022 | No |
| Vienna | 16,465 | No |
| Vinton | 8,039 | No |
| Virginia Beach | 1,500,764 | No |
| Wakefield | 11,534 | Yes |
| Warrenton | 10,002 | No |
| Warsaw | 2,281 | No |
| Waverly | 2,696 | No |
| Waynesboro | 22,149 | No |
| West Falls Church | 31,023 | No |
| West Point | 3,364 | No |
| West Springfield | 23,562 | No |
| Weyers Cave | 2,167 | No |
| Williamsburg | 83,021 | No |
| Winchester | 74,593 | No |
| Windsor | 2,759 | No |
| Wise | 2,976 | No |
| Wolf Trap | 16,394 | No |
| Woodbridge | 42,734 | No |
| Woodburn | 10,168 | No |
| Woodlake | 7,398 | No |
| Woodlawn | 22,590 | No |
| Woodstock | 5,716 | No |
| Wyndham | 12,143 | No |
| Wytheville | 8,260 | No |
| Yorkshire | 10,033 | No |