New Mexico
vsVirginia
Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.
| New Mexico | Metric | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 15.08¢/kWh | Residential | 15.28¢/kWh |
| 11.23¢/kWh | Commercial | 9.55¢/kWh |
| 5.90¢/kWh | Industrial | 9.45¢/kWh |
| #22 | Price Rank | #24 |
| 49.4% | Renewable % | 11.4% |
Generation Mix
New Mexico
Virginia
Frequently Asked Questions
New Mexico has cheaper residential electricity at 15.08¢/kWh. The difference is 0.20¢/kWh between the two states. New Mexico ranks #22 and Virginia ranks #24 cheapest among all states.
New Mexico gets 49.4% of electricity from renewables, while Virginia gets 11.4%. New Mexico leads in renewable energy adoption.
Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.
The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both New Mexico and Virginia. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for New Mexico versus Virginia, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.
Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual New Mexico and Virginia detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.