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West Virginia electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in West Virginia paid an average of 14.47¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.2% on the same month a year earlier (13.62¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; West Virginia was 9.2% below that. It ranked 27th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,512,345 MWh, up 16.2% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $252.06 on 1,742 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.47¢ | 13.62¢ | +6.2% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 11.34¢ | 10.72¢ | +5.8% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 7.53¢ | 7.25¢ | +3.9% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 11.34¢ | 10.51¢ | +7.9% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.5 TWh | 1.3 TWh | +16.2% |
| Sales, all sectors | 3.5 TWh | 3.3 TWh | +7.0% |
| Residential customers | 868,095 | 868,064 | 0.0% |
| Average residential bill | $252.06 | $204.19 | +23.4% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,742 | 1,499 | +16.2% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in West Virginia in January 2025?
14.47¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.34¢ for commercial and 7.53¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.62¢ in January 2024, a change of +6.2%. Residential sales changed by +16.2% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$252.06, on average use of 1,742 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 "Preliminary" 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.