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Appalachian Power (Virginia) rates

Peak hours on Appalachian Power RS-TOD: 7 am–8 pm, on weekdays, all year. Appalachian Power has 2 residential plans modeled here. For a typical Virginia home using 1,051 kWh a month, the cheapest plan open to any household is RS, at about $178 a month.

Investor-owned 465,283 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 29, 2026

Typical all-in priceRS

16.9¢/kWh
RS$178/mo
RS-TOD$186/mo

Virginia service area only; Appalachian Power's West Virginia customers have different tariffs.

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
RS
Residential Service (Traditional)
Flat $7.96 16.2¢ all hours 16.2¢ all hours None
RS-TOD
Residential Service Time-of-Day
Time-of-use $9.82 Off-peak 8.3¢ · Peak 28.5¢ Off-peak 8.3¢ · Peak 28.5¢ Peak 7 am–8 pm

RS-TOD: price by hour

July weekday. Same pricing all year.

Off-peakPeak
8.3¢28.5¢8.3¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Appalachian Power peak hours and cheapest times

What are Appalachian Power’s peak hours?

It depends on the plan. RS-TOD: Peak 7 am–8 pm, on weekdays, all year; weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.

When is electricity cheapest on Appalachian Power?

On summer weekdays the lowest price is RS-TOD: 8 pm–7 am next day at 8.3¢/kWh, against 28.5¢ at the peak. RS charges the same price at every hour.

Which Appalachian Power plan is cheapest?

For a typical Virginia home using 1,051 kWh a month, RS at about $178 a month (16.9¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, RS-TOD gives the lowest total.

Peak and off-peak hours of every utility

Charging an EV on Appalachian Power

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Virginia home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
RSAny$44/mo$44/mo$223/mo
RS-TOD12 am$23/mo$62/mo$208/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is RS-TOD. Compare plans on your own usage.

Cost to charge each EV on Appalachian Power RS-TOD

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at 12 am, the plan’s cheapest hour, added to a typical Virginia home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s lowest price (8.3¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$19/mo$8.06
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$20/mo$6.48
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$20/mo$6.48
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2026)24.6$20/mo$7.42
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$21/mo$6.66
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$22/mo$7.39
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$23/mo$9.24
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$23/mo$7.47
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$23/mo$7.00
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$23/mo$6.14
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$24/mo$7.89
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$24/mo$7.74
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$24/mo$6.33
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2026)29.6$25/mo$7.85
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$25/mo$7.21
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$25/mo$7.93
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$26/mo$8.17
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$26/mo$8.25
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$27/mo$9.42
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$27/mo$8.38
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$27/mo$8.32
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$29/mo$8.26
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$31/mo$9.97
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$32/mo$10.11
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2026)38$32/mo$9.63
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$36/mo$11.59
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$36/mo$10.70
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$36/mo$10.70
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$40/mo$16.85
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$40/mo$12.74

How Appalachian Power’s plans work

RS (Residential Service (Traditional)). One price per kWh at every hour, all year: 16.2¢. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $7.96 a month.

RS-TOD (Residential Service Time-of-Day). Peak 7 am–8 pm on July weekdays; 13 of 24 hours carry the top price of 28.5¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 8.3¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 20.2¢. January weekdays range from 8.3¢ to 28.5¢. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $9.82 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Appalachian Power billed its residential customers an average of 17.02¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Virginia’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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