Virginia

Oregon

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

Virginia	Metric	Oregon
15.28¢/kWh	Residential	15.37¢/kWh
9.55¢/kWh	Commercial	10.56¢/kWh
9.45¢/kWh	Industrial	8.28¢/kWh
#24	Price Rank	#26
11.4%	Renewable %	61.4%

Generation Mix

Virginia

Coal

1.9%

Gas

59.4%

Nuclear

28.2%

Hydro

1.2%

Solar

6.8%

Oregon

Gas

38.5%

Hydro

41.7%

Wind

14.7%

Solar

3.1%

Full profile

Virginia Energy Profile →

Full profile

Oregon Energy Profile →

Frequently Asked Questions

Virginia has cheaper residential electricity at 15.28¢/kWh. The difference is 0.09¢/kWh between the two states. Virginia ranks #24 and Oregon ranks #26 cheapest among all states.

Virginia gets 11.4% of electricity from renewables, while Oregon gets 61.4%. Oregon 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 entity A and entity B 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 entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.