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Municipal utility2025 early release

City of Manassas Utilities electricity rates

Manassas served 13,945 Virginia homes in 2025 at an average of 12.31¢ per kWh, 2.97¢ below the statewide average that year.

12.31¢

2025 avg price

per kWh, all-in

+5.8%

1-year change

11.63¢ in 2024

+2.1%

per year since 2015

compounded

1,108

kWh / home / month

≈ $136 average bill

City of Manassas Utilities average residential price vs. Virginia average, 2015–2025Cents per kWh by calendar year. Manassas ended at 12.31 cents in 2025.9¢10¢11¢12¢13¢14¢15¢201520172019202120232025ManassasVirginia average
EIA-861, residential revenue ÷ residential sales, City of Manassas - (VA). Statewide line from EIA-861M. 2025 early release.
YearAvg price ¢/kWhChangeResidential customersAvg kWh / month
2025*12.31+5.8%13,9451,108
202411.63-6.6%13,947993
202312.45+6.0%14,405932
202211.75+17.9%14,0081,009
20219.97+0.8%13,9991,042
20209.89-4.6%13,8501,020
201910.37-1.0%13,8281,054
201810.47+3.6%13,6141,096
201710.11+5.1%13,4391,035
20169.62-3.4%13,3821,087
20159.96—13,3411,114

Why the line slopes the way it does: why Virginia rates keep rising. What the charges on the bill mean: how to read your Virginia electric bill.

Solar math at Manassas prices

An average Manassas home, solar-sized.

Using Manassas's own average usage (1,108 kWh a month, ≈ $136), its 2025 price, a median Virginia roof (1,389 kWh per kW per year) and the calculator's default assumptions (3% annual rate growth, $2.75/W, no federal credit). Dollars are nominal. Every utility side by side: Is solar worth it in Virginia?

Run it with your bill

9.6 kW

System size

$26,400

Est. cost

$1,847

Year-1 savings

13.3 yrs

Break-even

$53,582

25-yr savings

$27,182

Net benefit

undiscounted

Service territory

Where Manassas delivers power

1 Virginia locality, per EIA's service-territory file. Many counties are split between utilities; your bill is the tiebreaker.

Questions

Is 12.31¢ what I pay per kWh with Manassas?
It is what Manassas's residential customers paid on average in 2025: all charges on the bill before taxes, divided by all kilowatt-hours sold, as reported to EIA. Your effective rate depends on your usage (fixed charges weigh more on small bills), your rate schedule and any rider changes since then. Divide a recent bill (less taxes) by its kWh to get yours.
How have Manassas's rates changed?
From 9.96¢ in 2015 to 12.31¢ in 2025: +23.6% in total, or about 2.1% a year compounded. The most recent year moved +5.8%.
Does Manassas offer net metering?
Municipal and university-owned utilities are not covered by Virginia's net-metering statute and set their own policies. Some offer a comparable retail credit, some do not; check the utility's tariff before sizing a system. Policy facts reviewed 2026-10-06.
Where does this data come from?
EIA Form 861 (annual) sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, filed by the utility. The 2025 figure is EIA's early release and may be revised. Last checked October 6, 2026.