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Electric cooperative2025 early release

Southside Electric Cooperative electricity rates

SEC served 57,305 Virginia homes in 2025 at an average of 15.48¢ per kWh, 0.20¢ above the statewide average that year.

15.48¢

2025 avg price

per kWh, all-in

0.0%

1-year change

15.48¢ in 2024

+0.9%

per year since 2015

compounded

1,162

kWh / home / month

≈ $180 average bill

Southside Electric Cooperative average residential price vs. Virginia average, 2015–2025Cents per kWh by calendar year. SEC ended at 15.48 cents in 2025.11¢12¢13¢14¢15¢201520172019202120232025SECVirginia average
EIA-861, residential revenue ÷ residential sales, Southside Electric Coop, Inc. Statewide line from EIA-861M. 2025 early release.
YearAvg price ¢/kWhChangeResidential customersAvg kWh / month
2025*15.480.0%57,3051,162
202415.48+3.1%56,8461,108
202315.02+0.9%56,3661,081
202214.89+14.2%55,9191,133
202113.04-10.2%55,4981,149
202014.52+4.7%54,9031,099
201913.87+6.9%54,4281,167
201812.98+1.2%54,0951,219
201712.83-5.1%53,7571,105
201613.52-4.5%53,3641,129
201514.15—53,1931,173
Compare ▲ REC · 15.49¢ ▼ ODP · 15.32¢ All 19 utilities

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

Solar math at SEC prices

An average SEC home, solar-sized.

Using SEC's own average usage (1,162 kWh a month, ≈ $180), 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

10.0 kW

System size

$27,500

Est. cost

$2,361

Year-1 savings

10.6 yrs

Break-even

$71,090

25-yr savings

$43,590

Net benefit

undiscounted

Service territory

Where SEC delivers power

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

Questions

Is 15.48¢ what I pay per kWh with SEC?
It is what SEC'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 power-cost adjustment changes since then. Divide a recent bill (less taxes) by its kWh to get yours.
How have SEC's rates changed?
From 14.15¢ in 2015 to 15.48¢ in 2025: +9.4% in total, or about 0.9% a year compounded. The most recent year moved 0.0%.
Does SEC offer net metering?
Virginia's investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives credit exported solar at the full retail rate, with credits carried forward for 12 months. The State Corporation Commission's April 30, 2026 ruling on Dominion's net-metering case kept full retail crediting in place. Electric cooperatives net meter under a separate section of the statute (§ 56-594.01). Each cooperative's board sets its own program cap, fees and interconnection paperwork, and at least one Virginia cooperative has reached its cap in the past, so check the current tariff before signing. 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.