Winchester electricity and gas rates

At typical use (1,000 kWh of electricity a month), electricity for a Winchester house costs about $170 a month: about $2,040 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power to Winchester houses and what a typical house uses: about 1000 kWh of electricity a month.

Electricity: Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative

SVEC Schedule A-15 (effective May 1, 2026): $30.00 basic consumer charge a month for single-phase service, 3.323 cents distribution plus 6.380 cents power supply per kWh (9.024 cents over 800 kWh in June through September), plus the power cost adjustment (averaged over the last 12 monthly factors). Includes Winchester's residential electric utility tax of $0.012 per kWh.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$30.00 a month
First 800 kWhs a month13.84¢
Next kWhs above 800 a month14.73¢

How Winchester compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. Winchester$170
  2. Front Royal · 17 mi$175
  3. Warrenton · 38 mi$190
  4. Herndon · 45 mi$306
  5. Cumberland · 45 mi$315
  6. Manassas · 48 mi$315

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

Sources

  1. SVEC Power Cost Adjustment billing factors

Checked October 28, 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.

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