15.20¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Dominion Energy Virginia / VA · PUR-2025-00058 ]
Dominion Energy Virginia: 7.5% approved for 2,408,901 Virginia homes
EFFECTIVE · ON BILLS JAN 2026
rate increase approved
16.34¢
per kWh with the increase
2,408,901
residential customers
+24.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Dominion Energy Virginia's average effective residential rate (15.20¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case PUR-2025-00058
In effect Docket PUR-2025-00058 ↗
- Mar 2025Filed with the commission as docket PUR-2025-00058
- Nov 2025Commission approved 7.5% (asked: 9.8%)
- Jan 2026New rates on bills
Dominion Energy Virginia filed its 2025 biennial review with the Virginia State Corporation Commission on March 31, 2025, asking for $822 million more in base revenue in 2026 and a further $345 million in 2027. The commission's order says that, excluding fuel but including capacity costs, the request would have raised the typical 1,000 kWh residential bill $14.73 (9.8%) in 2026 and another $4.84 (2.9%) in 2027; Dominion cited inflation since 2023, a growing customer base and reliability spending. On November 25, 2025 the commission approved $565.7 million for 2026 and $209.9 million for 2027 with a 9.8% return on equity, raising the typical bill $11.24 (7.5%) in 2026 and $2.36 (1.5%) in 2027, over two years. New rates took effect January 1, 2026, and the order also creates a separate rate class for customers using 25 MW or more, such as data centers, from 2027.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.06¢ | — | 2,150,818 |
| 2016 | 11.19¢ | +1.2% | 2,173,471 |
| 2017 | 11.52¢ | +3.0% | 2,196,466 |
| 2018 | 11.66¢ | +1.2% | 2,220,797 |
| 2019 | 12.06¢ | +3.4% | 2,245,174 |
| 2020 | 12.18¢ | +1.0% | 2,277,356 |
| 2021 | 12.13¢ | −0.4% | 2,308,864 |
| 2022 | 13.41¢ | +10.6% | 2,332,881 |
| 2023 | 13.92¢ | +3.8% | 2,357,519 |
| 2024 | 14.09¢ | +1.2% | 2,383,548 |
| 2025 | 15.20¢ | +7.9% | 2,408,901 |
How this compares
15.28¢
Virginia average, 2025
−0.5%
Dominion Energy Virginia vs VA 2025 average
−11.8%
vs US 2025 average
#10
priciest in VA
Dominion Energy Virginia files with the EIA as Virginia Electric & Power Co (utility ID 19876).
Serves 104 counties in Virginia: Accomack, Albemarle, Alexandria City, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bedford City, Botetourt, Bristol City, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Buena Vista City, Campbell, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Charlottesville City, Chesapeake City, Chesterfield, Clarke, Colonial Heights City, Covington City, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Emporia City, Essex, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Franklin, Fredericksburg City, Gloucester, Goochland, Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hampton City, Hanover, Harrisonburg City, Henrico, Henry, Hopewell City, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King William, King and Queen, Lancaster, Lexington City, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Nelson, New Kent, Newport News City, Norfolk City, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Page, Petersburg City, Pittsylvania, Poquoson City, Portsmouth City, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Richmond City, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Staunton City, Suffolk City, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Virginia Beach City, Warren, Waynesboro City, Westmoreland, Williamsburg City, York. 749 ZIP codes.
Questions
Did Dominion Energy Virginia get a rate increase?
Yes. The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved 7.5% in docket PUR-2025-00058 in Nov 2025, with new rates on bills from Jan 2026. The company had asked for 9.8%.
What does Dominion Energy Virginia charge per kWh?
Dominion Energy Virginia's average effective residential rate was 15.20¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Virginia's 2025 average was 15.28¢.
How much have Dominion Energy Virginia rates gone up in five years?
+24.8% between 2020 and 2025, against +40.1% for Virginia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Dominion Energy Virginia have in Virginia?
2,408,901 residential customers in 2025, across 104 counties including Accomack, Albemarle, Alexandria City, 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
Last verified 2026-10-16
- Virginia SCC: Final Order, Case No. PUR-2025-00058 (Nov. 25, 2025; copy hosted by NPR/WHRO) checked 2026-10-16
- Cardinal News: Regulators approve Dominion Energy rate increase checked 2026-10-16
- WHRO: Electricity bills will soon go up in Virginia, but not by as much as Dominion wanted checked 2026-10-16
- WDBJ7: Dominion Energy proposes increased electric bill rates (filed March 31, 2025) 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)