Lynchburg electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Lynchburg houses and what a typical house uses: about 1032 kWh of electricity and 50 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Appalachian Power
Residential Standard (Schedule R.S.) charges as of September 24, 2026: a $7.96 basic service charge a month plus charges and riders that total $0.16189 per kWh, not including consumption taxes or utility tax. Lynchburg's residential consumer utility tax on electricity is the greater of $0.00460 per kWh for the first 1,000 kWh plus $0.00260 per kWh above that, or 7% of the minimum monthly charge. Virginia's electricity consumption tax is $0.001595 per kWh up to 2,500 kWh a month.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $7.96 a month |
| First 1000 kWhs a month | 16.81¢ |
| Next 1500 kWhs a month | 16.61¢ |
| Next kWhs above 2500 a month | 16.56¢ |
Gas: Columbia Gas of Virginia
Rate Schedule RS, Residential Sales Service: a $33.00 customer charge, which is the minimum monthly charge, and a billing rate of $17.159 per dekatherm (Dth) from October 12, 2026 for customers not on transportation service in the last 12 months. Therm rates are the Dth rates divided by 10.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $33.00 a month |
| Per therm | $1.7159 |
Sources
- Appalachian Power: Virginia Tariff No. 28 (PDF)
- Appalachian Power: Select Residential Charges, September 24, 2026 (PDF)
- Code of Virginia § 58.1-2900 (electricity consumption tax)
- Columbia Gas of Virginia: Tariff (PDF)
- EIA: 2024 average monthly residential electricity use by state (PDF)
- EIA: Virginia natural gas consumption
- EIA: Virginia natural gas consumers
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.