What Are Appalachian Power Customers Really Paying for "Clean Energy"?

Virginia Clean Economy Act · Appalachian Power Company Virginia · Schedule R.S. Residential

What Is the General Assembly Costing You on Your Power Bill?

Virginia's General Assembly passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act — and Appalachian Power is required by law to collect the costs. Three separate RPS riders, buried in your bill with bureaucratic names, fund mandates set in Richmond. Enter your monthly kWh and see exactly what the legislature is charging you.

SOURCE: APPALACHIAN POWER CO. VA TARIFF NO. 28 · SELECT RESIDENTIAL CHARGES · EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2026

How to use this calculator: Find your Total kWh Used in the usage section of your Appalachian Power bill and enter it below. Unlike Dominion Energy, APCo uses flat per-kWh rates with no seasonal tiers — so one number is all you need to see exactly how much of your bill is the result of mandates from Virginia's General Assembly.

STEP 1

Your Bill Information

Total kWh Used from your APCo bill

The average APCo Virginia customer uses about 1,100 kWh per month. APCo's own rate page uses 1,000 and 2,000 kWh as benchmark examples.

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STEP 2

Your Monthly Bill Breakdown

← Enter your kWh usage to see the full breakdown

Estimated Monthly Bill

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Before state/local consumption taxes & other adjustments

Effective rate per kWh —

A. Base Service Charges

Basic Service Charge $7.96

Generation Charge —

Distribution Charge —

Base Subtotal —

B. Rate Adjustment Clause Riders

S.U.T. Sales & Use Tax Rider —

F.F.R. Fuel Factor Rider —

T-RAC Transmission Rate Adjustment —

E-RAC Environmental Rate Adjustment clean —

G-RAC Generation Rate Adjustment —

EE-RAC Energy Efficiency Adjustment —

DR-RAC Demand Response Adjustment —

RAC Riders Subtotal —

C. Non-Bypassable Riders

BC-RAC Broadband Capacity Adjustment —

PIPP Low-Income Payment Assistance —

A.5 RPS RPS Compliance Charge RPS —

A.5 PCAP RPS Capacity Charge RPS —

A.6 RPS Renewables Capacity & Energy RPS —

Non-Bypassable Subtotal —

⚡ General Assembly Mandate Riders This Month (VCEA)

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Note: This calculator reflects Appalachian Power Company Virginia Schedule R.S. (Residential Service — Traditional) rates effective March 15, 2026, per VA SCC Tariff No. 28. The riders highlighted above are charges Appalachian Power is required by Virginia law to collect — primarily under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), passed by the General Assembly in 2020. APCo does not set these charges; they are mandated by the SCC pursuant to legislation. VCEA mandate riders in the callout total are Rider E-RAC (Environmental), Rider A.5 RPS Compliance, Rider A.5 PCAP Capacity, and Rider A.6 RPS Renewables. Results do not include state or local consumption taxes, utility taxes, or optional programs. APCo uses flat per-kWh rates with no seasonal or tiered usage brackets. Rounding differences may occur; your Customer Bill governs. Rates sourced from APCo's public tariff filings at appalachianpower.com. Last updated: March 15, 2026.

Your Bill Information

Your VCEA Mandate Costs

Your Monthly Bill Breakdown