Arizona

West Virginia

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Arizona	Metric	West Virginia
15.32¢/kWh	Residential	15.41¢/kWh
12.47¢/kWh	Commercial	11.75¢/kWh
8.10¢/kWh	Industrial	8.11¢/kWh
#25	Price Rank	#27
16.3%	Renewable %	7.0%

Generation Mix

Arizona

Coal

8.5%

Gas

47.5%

Nuclear

27.9%

Hydro

4.6%

Wind

2.2%

Solar

9.3%

West Virginia

Coal

85.2%

Gas

7.5%

Hydro

2.7%

Wind

4.0%

Solar

0.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Arizona has cheaper residential electricity at 15.32¢/kWh. The difference is 0.09¢/kWh between the two states. Arizona ranks #25 and West Virginia ranks #27 cheapest among all states.

Arizona gets 16.3% of electricity from renewables, while West Virginia gets 7.0%. Arizona leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

Comparing Arizona and West Virginia on U.S. state-level electricity rates and generation mix requires lining up the underlying the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Arizona and West Virginia detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.