[ Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative / VA ]
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Virginia
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate (14.32¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.23¢ | — | 29,226 |
| 2016 | 12.60¢ | −4.8% | 29,231 |
| 2017 | 12.74¢ | +1.1% | 29,342 |
| 2018 | 13.58¢ | +6.6% | 29,373 |
| 2019 | 13.80¢ | +1.6% | 29,385 |
| 2020 | 13.35¢ | −3.3% | 29,642 |
| 2021 | 12.72¢ | −4.7% | 29,905 |
| 2022 | 14.48¢ | +13.8% | 29,816 |
| 2023 | 14.91¢ | +3.0% | 29,949 |
| 2024 | 14.50¢ | −2.8% | 30,016 |
| 2025 | 14.32¢ | −1.2% | 30,077 |
How this compares
Serves 9 counties in Virginia: Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania, Southampton, Sussex. 63 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is on file with the Virginia State Corporation Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −1.2% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative charge per kWh?
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate was 14.32¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Virginia's 2025 average was 15.28¢.
How much have Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative rates gone up in five years?
+7.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +40.1% for Virginia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative have in Virginia?
30,077 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, 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; rate-case facts are from the Virginia State Corporation Commission docket linked on this page. 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)
