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Residential customers
334 thousand
334,336 homes
Average price
14.31 cents
West Virginia average 15.39
Average bill
$133.32
Per month at 932 kWh
Price rank
1 of 4
Lowest to highest in West Virginia
Monongahela Power rates and average bill
Mon Power (Monongahela Power) reported 334,336 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 932 kWh a month on average at 14.31 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 4 West Virginia utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Monongahela Power ranks 1 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Power (Monongahela Power) | 14.31 | 932 | $133.32 |
| West Virginia (all utilities) | 15.39 | 1,073 | $165.13 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Monongahela Power has distribution equipment. That covers 34 counties in West Virginia. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
West Virginia (34 counties)
Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood
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Reliability
For 2025, Monongahela Power reported an average of 553 minutes without power per customer and 2.83 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 196 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Monongahela Power had about 426 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The West Virginia figure across its utilities was 498 minutes. One interruption lasting 196 minutes and 2.83 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 553 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Monongahela Power does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 1,090 residential net-metered systems on the Monongahela Power grid in 2025, with 9.3 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In West Virginia, that review is done by the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
Monongahela Power is an investor-owned utility based in West Virginia.
Monongahela Power operates in the PJM power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Monongahela Power compared with West Virginia
By residential customers, Monongahela Power ranks 1st of the 3 utilities that report homes in West Virginia, with about 38.6% of the state's homes. West Virginia has too few other investor-owned utilities with reported prices to compare Monongahela Power with its type, so the state average of 15.39 cents per kWh is the fairest yardstick. At $133.32 a month, an average Monongahela Power home pays about $382 a year less than the West Virginia average of $165.13, and uses 141 kWh a month less. Monongahela Power lists distribution equipment in 34 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 1,090 of its residential customers use net metering, or 3.3 per 1,000 homes, against 5.9 for West Virginia as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in West Virginia with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other West Virginia utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Power (Monongahela Power) | Investor-owned | 334,336 | 14.31 |
| Appalachian Power | Investor-owned | 815,235 | 17.08 |
| Potomac Edison | Investor-owned | 396,593 | 14.55 |
| Wheeling Power | Investor-owned | 34,202 | 17.61 |
| Black Diamond Power | Investor-owned | 3,243 | 20.10 |
See every one on the electric companies in West Virginia page.
Official site and where to get help
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Monongahela Power questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Mon Power (Monongahela Power)?
Mon Power (Monongahela Power) residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.31 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 932 kWh a month and an average bill of $133.32 (EIA Form EIA-861). The West Virginia average was 15.39 cents.
How many customers does Mon Power (Monongahela Power) have?
EIA reports about 334,336 residential customers for Mon Power (Monongahela Power) in 2025.
Who regulates Mon Power (Monongahela Power)?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for West Virginia on the West Virginia state page.
How reliable is Mon Power (Monongahela Power)?
For 2025, Mon Power (Monongahela Power) reported an average of 553 minutes of outage per customer and 2.83 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.