Dominion Energy rates in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Dominion Energy's three operating utilities serve 3.2 million homes, and in 2025 they averaged between 12.74¢ per kWh in North Carolina and 16.41¢ per kWh1 in South Carolina. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the order changed: Dominion Energy Virginia, by far the largest of the three, moved level with South Carolina at the top.
What Dominion customers paid, state by state
Across its 3 states, Dominion Energy's bundled residential customers paid an average of 15.36¢ per kWh in 2025: total residential revenue divided by kWh sold, fixed charges and fuel adjustments included, most taxes excluded. That figure is an average price, not a line on a tariff. It is weighted heavily toward Virginia, where 2.4 million of the company's 3.2 million1 residential customers live.
| Dominion Energy South Carolina | South Carolina | 712,679 | 16.41¢ | +12.5% | $169.35 | 1,032 | 131 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy North Carolina | North Carolina | 109,057 | 12.74¢ | −8.5% | $163.67 | 1,285 | 286 |
| Dominion Energy Virginia | Virginia | 2,408,901 | 15.20¢ | +7.9% | $157.75 | 1,038 | 307 |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; EIA-861 2025, reliability. Bundled residential customers (EIA-861 2025 and 2024 final). Delivery only applies where customers can buy supply elsewhere. Outage minutes: SAIDI with major event days, 2025.
The more recent readings come from EIA's monthly survey of large utilities (EIA-861M, months since January 2026 preliminary). For the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, Dominion Energy Virginia customers paid an average of 17.27¢ per kWh, against 15.20¢ per kWh in 2025; Dominion Energy South Carolina customers 17.21¢ per kWh, against 16.41¢ per kWh; and Dominion Energy North Carolina customers 13.48¢ per kWh4, against 12.74¢ per kWh1.
Rates in each state are set by that state's regulator: the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Public Service Commission of South Carolina. Rate cases, rider filings and the tariff sheets with fixed charges and time-of-use hours are on those dockets, not in EIA's data.
One utility, two state prices
Dominion Energy Virginia and Dominion Energy North Carolina are the same legal company, Virginia Electric and Power Company, reporting to EIA under one utility number but separately for each state. Their prices still went in opposite directions from 2024 to 2025: the Virginia average rose 7.9%, from 14.09¢ per kWh to 15.20¢ per kWh, while North Carolina's fell 8.5%, from 13.93¢ per kWh2 to 12.74¢ per kWh1.
That left North Carolina's 2025 average 9.0% below the North Carolina average and 28th lowest of 177 among US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers. The Virginia average sat close to its state's: 0.5% below the Virginia average1.
North Carolina's lower price did not produce a lower bill. Its homes used the most electricity of the three, 1,285 kWh a month in 2025 against 1,038 kWh in Virginia, and paid $163.67 a month against $157.751.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential use |
|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina (SC) | 1,032 |
| Dominion Energy Virginia (VA) | 1,038 |
| Dominion Energy North Carolina (NC) | 1,285 |
Virginia's climb since 2025
EIA's monthly series shows the Virginia average well above its year-earlier level through 2026. In August 20265, the latest preliminary month, Dominion Energy Virginia's residential customers paid an average of 18.82¢ per kWh, +17.2% on August 2025. The same comparison gives +10.1% for North Carolina (15.30¢ per kWh) and +5.3% for South Carolina (17.38¢ per kWh4).
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).
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| Month | Dominion Energy Virginia (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 13.60¢ | 1,562 | $212.40 |
| February 2025 | 13.90¢ | 1,156 | $160.65 |
| March 2025 | 14.45¢ | 889 | $128.54 |
| April 2025 | 14.71¢ | 754 | $110.93 |
| May 2025 | 14.79¢ | 787 | $116.35 |
| June 2025 | 14.91¢ | 1,174 | $175.00 |
| July 2025 | 15.94¢ | 1,381 | $220.18 |
| August 2025 | 16.06¢ | 1,019 | $163.66 |
| September 2025 | 16.98¢ | 830 | $140.94 |
| October 2025 | 16.60¢ | 710 | $117.89 |
| November 2025 | 16.00¢ | 859 | $137.40 |
| December 2025 | 15.58¢ | 1,337 | $208.34 |
| January 2026 | 16.54¢ | 1,481 | $244.89 |
| February 2026 | 16.68¢ | 1,253 | $208.90 |
| March 2026 | 17.72¢ | 856 | $151.74 |
| April 2026 | 17.55¢ | 746 | $130.97 |
| May 2026 | 17.67¢ | 807 | $142.55 |
| June 2026 | 18.34¢ | 1,070 | $196.28 |
| July 2026 | 18.71¢ | 1,290 | $241.36 |
| August 2026 | 18.82¢ | 1,236 | $232.64 |
Over the full 12 months to August 2026, Virginia's 17.27¢ per kWh was a fraction of a cent above South Carolina's 17.21¢ per kWh, and the average monthly bills were almost identical: $179.55 in Virginia and $179.53 in South Carolina. North Carolina's 12-month bill was $174.674. In 2025 the Virginia bill had already risen +11.4% on 2024, since both price and use went up (1,005 kWh2 to 1,038 kWh1 a month).
South Carolina's large annual step came in 2025, when its average rose 12.5% on 2024, placing it 8.5% above the South Carolina average. Because use per home stayed at 1,032 kWh a month in both years, the average bill rose by the same +12.5%1.
Winter use in the north, summer use in the south
The three utilities peak in different seasons. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, use per home was highest in January 2026 in Virginia (1,481 kWh, an average bill of $244.89) and in January 2026 in North Carolina (1,831 kWh, $212.01). South Carolina's peak came in July 2026, at 1,534 kWh and $262.624, the highest monthly bill of the three.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 977 | $154.49 | 15.81¢ |
| October 2025 | 736 | $123.03 | 16.72¢ |
| November 2025 | 814 | $132.54 | 16.29¢ |
| December 2025 | 1,123 | $179.84 | 16.01¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,260 | $231.64 | 18.38¢ |
| February 2026 | 997 | $200.45 | 20.10¢ |
| March 2026 | 790 | $142.30 | 18.01¢ |
| April 2026 | 735 | $127.03 | 17.28¢ |
| May 2026 | 942 | $153.29 | 16.27¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,200 | $201.94 | 16.83¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,534 | $262.62 | 17.12¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,399 | $243.19 | 17.38¢ |
The lowest-use months were October 2025 in Virginia (an average bill of $117.89), October 2025 in North Carolina ($102.72) and April 2026 in South Carolina ($127.034). The 12-month averages above smooth over that swing between peak and low months.
Outage figures measured two ways
The outage minutes in the table are not directly comparable. Dominion Energy South Carolina reports them to EIA under the IEEE 1366 standard; the Virginia company, for both of its states, uses another method (not IEEE 1366). In 2025, counting major storms, the average Virginia customer was without power for 307 minutes, fewer than the Virginia average of 462 minutes, and the average North Carolina customer for 286 minutes, more than the North Carolina average of 196 minutes. Excluding major event days, the figures were 144 minutes, 137 minutes and 81 minutes3 for South Carolina.
Smart meters, solar and time-of-use
Almost every Dominion home has an advanced meter: 99.8% in Virginia, 99.8% in North Carolina and 99.5% in South Carolina in 2025. Few use it for time-varying pricing: 0.8%, 0.5% and 0.9%6 of residential customers were enrolled.
Rooftop solar is far more common in Virginia and South Carolina, with 22.7 and 23.0 net-metered residential installations per 1,000 customers in 2025, than in Dominion's North Carolina territory (6.86). Each utility page lists the counties served, the commercial and industrial averages and the comparison with the rest of its state.
Questions and answers
How much does Dominion Energy charge per kWh?
There is no single Dominion price. In 2025, bundled residential customers paid an average of 15.20¢ per kWh in Virginia, 12.74¢ per kWh in North Carolina and 16.41¢ per kWh1 in South Carolina (EIA-861). These are averages of everything billed divided by kWh, not tariff rates; the tariffs are filed with each state's commission.
Did Dominion Energy rates go up in 2026?
EIA's monthly survey shows higher averages in all three states. In August 20265 (preliminary), Dominion Energy Virginia's residential customers paid an average of 18.82¢ per kWh, +17.2% on the same month a year earlier; North Carolina was +10.1% and South Carolina +5.3%4.
Dominion Energy's utility pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.