Virginia

Maryland

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

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Virginia	Metric	Maryland
15.28¢/kWh	Residential	19.48¢/kWh
9.55¢/kWh	Commercial	14.74¢/kWh
9.45¢/kWh	Industrial	12.50¢/kWh
#24	Price Rank	#38
11.4%	Renewable %	10.7%

Generation Mix

Virginia

Coal

1.9%

Gas

59.4%

Nuclear

28.2%

Hydro

1.2%

Solar

6.8%

Maryland

Coal

7.0%

Gas

39.3%

Nuclear

41.6%

Hydro

5.2%

Wind

1.6%

Solar

2.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Virginia has cheaper residential electricity at 15.28¢/kWh. The difference is 4.20¢/kWh between the two states. Virginia ranks #24 and Maryland ranks #38 cheapest among all states.

Virginia gets 11.4% of electricity from renewables, while Maryland gets 10.7%. Virginia 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 Virginia and Maryland 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 Virginia and Maryland detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.