Profile Overview
Quick Facts
- In 2024, fuel oil generated 51% of the U.S. Virgin Islands' (USVI) electricity, propane about 47%, and solar power supplied about 2%.
- Nearly all of the energy consumed in the USVI is provided by imported petroleum products, with about 70% of the territory's petroleum consumption consisting of distillate fuel and residual fuel.
- In 2023, the residential sector accounted for about 41% of USVI’s electricity consumption, followed by the industrial sector at 36% and the commercial sector at 23%.
- Since 2009, the USVI requires that solar-powered water heaters provide 70% of a building's heated water needs in all new construction and major renovations.
- The average price of electricity paid by USVI residents was about 33 cents per kilowatthour in 2023, which was about twice as high as the U.S. average power price of 16 cents.
Last Updated: April 17, 2025