14.31¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Mon Power / WV · 26-0508-E-42T ]
Mon Power: 5.6% approved for 334,336 West Virginia homes
APPROVED · ON BILLS AUG 2026
rate increase approved
15.11¢
per kWh with the increase
334,336
residential customers
+28.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Mon Power's average effective residential rate (14.31¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case 26-0508-E-42T
Approved Docket 26-0508-E-42T ↗
- May 2026Filed with the commission as docket 26-0508-E-42T
- Jul 2026Commission approved 5.6% (asked: 13%)
- Aug 2026New rates on bills
Mon Power and Potomac Edison filed together on May 15, 2026 for a $188.4 million base-rate increase, which would have raised the average residential bill $17.89 a month, or 13%. On July 31 the West Virginia PSC instead approved the companies' alternative two-step plan: $37.9 million from August 1, 2026 and $37.6 million from June 1, 2027. The average residential bill goes from $137.86 to $145.52 (5.6%), and the companies agreed not to file another base rate case before April 1, 2028.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.35¢ | — | 332,142 |
| 2016 | 11.44¢ | +10.5% | 331,988 |
| 2017 | 11.62¢ | +1.6% | 332,345 |
| 2018 | 11.38¢ | −2.1% | 333,324 |
| 2019 | 10.99¢ | −3.4% | 332,786 |
| 2020 | 11.17¢ | +1.6% | 333,844 |
| 2021 | 10.77¢ | −3.6% | 334,332 |
| 2022 | 11.57¢ | +7.4% | 334,385 |
| 2023 | 12.62¢ | +9.1% | 334,676 |
| 2024 | 13.97¢ | +10.7% | 334,588 |
| 2025 | 14.31¢ | +2.4% | 334,336 |
How this compares
15.39¢
West Virginia average, 2025
−7.0%
Mon Power vs WV 2025 average
−16.9%
vs US 2025 average
#4
priciest in WV
Mon Power files with the EIA as Monongahela Power Co (utility ID 12796).
Serves 34 counties in West Virginia: Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood. 394 ZIP codes.
Questions
Did Mon Power get a rate increase?
Yes. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia approved 5.6% in docket 26-0508-E-42T in Jul 2026, with new rates on bills from Aug 2026. The company had asked for 13%.
What does Mon Power charge per kWh?
Mon Power's average effective residential rate was 14.31¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). West Virginia's 2025 average was 15.39¢.
How much have Mon Power rates gone up in five years?
+28.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +30.4% for West Virginia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Mon Power have in West Virginia?
334,336 residential customers in 2025, across 34 counties including Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, 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 Public Service Commission of West Virginia docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-16
- West Virginia PSC publication notice, Case No. 26-0508-E-42T (FirstEnergy-hosted) checked 2026-10-16
- FirstEnergy: WV Inflation and Investment Adjustment summary (7/31/26) checked 2026-10-16
- WDTV: WV regulators approve scaled-back rate increase for Mon Power, Potomac Edison checked 2026-10-16
- 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)