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West Virginia electricity prices, November 2024

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final

In November 2024, residential customers in West Virginia paid an average of 15.84¢ per kilowatthour, up 9.8% on the same month a year earlier (14.42¢). The US average for the month was 16.85¢; West Virginia was 6.0% below that. It ranked 21st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 764,495 MWh, down 10.2% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $139.80 on 882 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.

15.84¢residential, per kWh+9.8% on Nov 2023
$139.80average residential bill for the monthon 882 kWh
764.5 GWhresidential sales-10.2% on a year earlier
21sthighest residential price of 51US 16.85¢

Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.

Price by sector

SectorNov 2024Nov 2023ChangeUS, Nov 2024
Residential15.84¢14.42¢+9.8%16.85¢
Commercial12.60¢11.65¢+8.2%12.35¢
Industrial8.02¢7.63¢+5.1%7.85¢
All sectors11.40¢10.68¢+6.7%12.57¢

Sales and customers

MeasureNov 2024Nov 2023Change
Residential sales764.5 GWh851.2 GWh-10.2%
Sales, all sectors2.6 TWh2.7 TWh-3.8%
Residential customers866,418865,596+0.1%
Average residential bill$139.80$141.80-1.4%
Average residential use, kWh882983-10.3%
US residential price16.85¢16.19¢+4.1%

The two years to November 2024

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in West Virginia in November 2024?

15.84¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.60¢ for commercial and 8.02¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 14.42¢ in November 2023, a change of +9.8%. Residential sales changed by -10.2% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$139.80, on average use of 882 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Final" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the West Virginia page.