Electricity prices in Great Falls, VA

Households in Great Falls pay 17.6¢/kWh (Virginia average), about $188 a month for 1,066 kWh a month, the Virginia household average.

Electricity price
17.6¢/kWh
Virginia average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$188
1,066 kWh a month, the Virginia household average
Small business
11.1¢/kWh
Virginia average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$88$1,058
1,000 kWh a month$176$2,117
1,500 kWh a month$265$3,175
2,000 kWh a month$353$4,234

At 17.6¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Great Falls

Commercial customers pay 11.1¢/kWh and industrial customers 10.0¢/kWh (Virginia average).

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Home running costs in Great Falls

In Great Falls, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $96 a month excluding rent – 15% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$96
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+15%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
4,931 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$2,534
average monthly rent, 2 bedrooms · regional average

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$37$59–
With rent$37$59$2,438

Great Falls compared with the average for the United States

  • Great Falls
  • The United States average
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ValueGreat FallsThe United States average
Electricity$37$44
Heating$59$40
Total$96$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Great Falls by about $304 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan461
Feb393
Mar312
Apr156
May54
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep11
Oct120
Nov261
Dec400

Heating with a gas boiler: about 6,949 kWh a year at 10.3¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Great Falls

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,414 kWh a year here. ($249 per year)

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Not yet available for Great Falls: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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