Electricity Prices
Retail power prices.
Electricity price per kWh (Washington–Arlington–Alexandria)
1979–2024BLS Average Price Data, annual average (APUS35A72610).
Natural gas price for power plants
1997–2025U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to electric power consumers (N3045VA3).
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Residential electricity price (¢/kWh) | 13.4 | 16.5 |
- •Virginia's industrial power rates are low enough to have attracted the world's densest cluster of data centers.
Energy Production
Total energy output.
Natural gas marketed production
1967–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, marketed production (N9050VA2).
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 1.4 | 103 |
- •Virginia's four nuclear reactors at Surry and North Anna supply about a third of its electricity.
Renewable Energy
Clean generation.
Renewables share of total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, renewable energy (RETCB) ÷ total energy consumption (TETCB).
Renewable energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all renewable sources (RETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Hydroelectric power
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, hydroelectric power (HYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable share of electricity (%) | 11 | 23 |
- •Virginia law requires Dominion Energy to reach 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045.
Solar Energy
Solar capacity and output.
Solar energy consumption
1988–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, solar, all uses (SOTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Solar share of electricity (%) | 6.4 | 5.6 |
- •Virginia went from almost no solar in 2015 to a top-10 state for utility-scale solar capacity.
Wind Energy
Wind capacity and output.
Wind energy consumption
2021–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, wind (WYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Wind share of electricity (%) | 0.1 | 10.2 |
- •Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind will be the largest offshore wind farm in the United States when finished.
Natural Gas
Gas production and use.
Residential natural gas price
1967–2025U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to residential consumers (N3010VA3).
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption (NA1490_SVA_2).
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas share of electricity (%) | 61 | 43 |
- •Natural gas overtook coal as Virginia's top electricity source in 2015 and now supplies most of its power.
Energy Consumption
Energy used.
Total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all sources (TETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Transportation sector energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, transportation sector (TEACB), consumption in billion Btu.
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption.
| Indicator | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita (M Btu) | 300 | 290 |
- •Data centers alone account for over 25% of Virginia's electricity consumption.