Virginia home energy: programs, prices and installers

Virginia's electric grid is run by PJM Interconnection; this site covers two of the state's electric utilities.

What electricity costs: 16.12 cents per kWhAverage residential price in Virginia, 2025-06 to 2026-05. The price is up 36.7% over five years.Source: EIA Form 861M, trailing 12 months to 2026-05
Energy cost against income: 5.92% of incomeAverage household energy spending in Virginia, as a share of median household income, 2024.Source: BEA Regional accounts; Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA State Energy Data System, 2024
Rooftop solar: 149.3 watts per householdResidential small-scale solar capacity in Virginia, divided by its households, 2024.Source: Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA Form 861M small-scale solar, 2024

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The program list for Virginia is being verified, and nothing appears here until it has been checked against its source.

Each utility's page lists that utility's own programs.

Appalachian Power (Virginia)
Appalachian Power delivers electricity in southwestern and western Virginia, including Roanoke.
Dominion Energy Virginia
Dominion Energy Virginia delivers electricity across most of eastern and central Virginia, including Richmond and Northern Virginia.

A grid operator runs the high-voltage grid and the wholesale electricity market for its region.

In PJM the dearest hours over the last year were 5, 6 and 7 pm Eastern time. Wholesale, not your bill. See the chart on the PJM page.

No installer is listed for Virginia yet. Building Energy Group does not rate installers and publishes no reviews.