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Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian Power Co served 347,654 residential customers in West Virginia in 2025 (40.1% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 5 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority PJM.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Appalachian Power Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,157 kWh
- At 16.97¢/kWh
- $196
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 16.97¢ sits.
Appalachian Power Co averaged 16.97¢ per kWh against a West Virginia residential average of 15.41¢: 10.1% above the state figure. Among the 5 investor owned utilities in West Virginia with bundled residential sales, it ranks 3rd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Appalachian Power Co home used 1,150 kWh a month at 12.71¢ and paid $146. In 2025 it used 1,157 kWh at 16.97¢ and paid $196: the price per kWh is up 33.5%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 12.71 | 16.97 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,150 | 1,157 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 146.09 | 196.4 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 347,654 | 4,828,303 | 16.97 |
| Commercial | 66,951 | 3,106,211 | 12.74 |
| Industrial | 2,162 | 3,876,987 | 9.02 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 40.9% of the electricity Appalachian Power Co sold in West Virginia in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
2,168 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 2,168installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 20.0 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 6.2installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
21 counties.
BooneCabellClayFayetteGreenbrierJacksonKanawhaLincolnLoganMasonMcDowellMercerMingoMonroeNicholasPutnamRaleighRoaneSummersWayneWyoming
Counties in West Virginia where Appalachian Power Co reported serving customers in 2025 (21 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 733
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 16.97 | ¢/kWh |
| West Virginia average price | 15.41 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 10.1 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 33.5 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,157 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 196.4 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 347,654 | accounts |
| Share of WV residential customers | 40.1 | % |
| Size rank in WV | 1 of 5 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 3 of 5 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
None shown for this page. Plan counts appear once per utility, on its largest state's bundled page; how plans are counted.
West Virginia: state average, five-year steps and every provider