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State · 2024 annual, monthly to Jul 2026
North Carolina electricity prices and utilities
Households in North Carolina paid an average of 14.13¢ per kilowatthour for electricity in 2024, 14% below the US average of 16.48¢. That ranks 34th highest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The average residential bill was $143.50 a month on 1,015 kWh of monthly use (US: $142.26 on 863 kWh), the 20th highest bill. Residential sales came to 5,514 kWh per resident over the year.
In July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, the residential average was 15.16¢, up 13.4% on July 2025; the US figure for the month was 18.31¢. Monthly figures are preliminary until EIA finalises the year.
54 respondents reported residential customers in North Carolina on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024, and 53 smaller utilities filed the short form, which has no residential breakdown. Investor-owned utilities account for 68.6% of the residential customers reported.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. State averages are EIA's own, from Forms EIA-861 and EIA-861M.
Residential price by month
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Year by year
| Year | Residential ¢ | US ¢ | Commercial ¢ | Industrial ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Jul 2026 | 14.94¢ | 18.19¢ | 10.58¢ | 7.91¢ | $159.08 | 1,065 |
| 2025 preliminary | 14.02¢ | 17.30¢ | 10.25¢ | 7.80¢ | $146.26 | 1,043 |
| 2024 | 14.13¢ | 16.48¢ | 10.56¢ | 7.77¢ | $143.50 | 1,015 |
| 2023 | 12.93¢ | 16.00¢ | 9.67¢ | 7.15¢ | $127.79 | 989 |
| 2022 | 11.62¢ | 15.04¢ | 8.75¢ | 6.54¢ | $124.48 | 1,072 |
| 2021 | 11.32¢ | 13.66¢ | 8.50¢ | 6.14¢ | $120.38 | 1,063 |
| 2020 | 11.38¢ | 13.15¢ | 8.69¢ | 6.31¢ | $118.44 | 1,041 |
| 2019 | 11.42¢ | 13.01¢ | 8.81¢ | 6.30¢ | $123.25 | 1,079 |
| 2018 | 11.09¢ | 12.87¢ | 8.58¢ | 6.33¢ | $125.17 | 1,129 |
| 2017 | 10.94¢ | 12.89¢ | 8.44¢ | 6.20¢ | $113.98 | 1,042 |
| 2016 | 11.03¢ | 12.55¢ | 8.62¢ | 6.31¢ | $121.44 | 1,101 |
| 2015 | 11.28¢ | 12.65¢ | 8.73¢ | 6.51¢ | $125.52 | 1,113 |
| 2014 | 11.10¢ | 12.52¢ | 8.75¢ | 6.50¢ | $126.09 | 1,136 |
| 2013 | 10.97¢ | 12.13¢ | 8.76¢ | 6.45¢ | $120.52 | 1,098 |
Nominal prices. The five-year change in the residential average is +23.7%. A part-year row covers January to the latest month published, so it is not comparable with full years: winter and summer months weigh differently.
Utilities by average residential price, 2024
Every filing with at least 100 bundled residential customers in North Carolina, highest average price first. Linked utilities have 1,000 or more residential customers. A multi-state utility appears with its North Carolina figures only.
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 12,049 | 21.14¢ | $240.29 | 126.6 | 108.0 |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 29,078 | 16.60¢ | $134.00 | 9,611.7 | 565.7 |
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 21,551 | 16.18¢ | $150.42 | 268.1 | 154.4 |
| Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 28,080 | 16.06¢ | $165.71 | 1,432.3 | 213.0 |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Cooperative | 10,716 | 16.06¢ | $182.52 | 113.4 | 83.1 |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 31,086 | 15.91¢ | $163.14 | 224.2 | 114.2 |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 482 | 15.62¢ | $171.23 | — | — |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 30,334 | 15.60¢ | $178.66 | 397.8 | 170.5 |
| Duke Energy Progress | Investor-owned | 1,356,079 | 15.54¢ | $156.39 | 1,803.1 | 141.4 |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 36,147 | 14.78¢ | $114.40 | 68.1 | — |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 19,396 | 14.77¢ | $169.04 | 532.1 | 187.2 |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 1,571 | 14.68¢ | $119.62 | — | — |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 71,926 | 14.59¢ | $126.74 | 6,038.5 | 92.9 |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 12,728 | 14.47¢ | $177.32 | 139.9 | 81.3 |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 135 | 14.40¢ | $150.93 | — | — |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. | Cooperative | 22,071 | 14.34¢ | $184.13 | 442.5 | 152.9 |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC | Cooperative | 15,879 | 14.05¢ | $129.58 | — | — |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 30,807 | 13.98¢ | $173.82 | 77.4 | 77.4 |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Investor-owned | 1,919,372 | 13.94¢ | $137.16 | 1,626.0 | 168.0 |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Investor-owned | 108,656 | 13.93¢ | $167.28 | 167.0 | 100.2 |
| City of Lumberton | Municipal | 9,983 | 13.83¢ | $113.43 | 105.5 | — |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 105,562 | 13.66¢ | $130.77 | 44.5 | 31.2 |
| Town of Tarboro | Municipal | 5,592 | 13.56¢ | $125.57 | — | — |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 53,268 | 13.42¢ | $149.15 | 165.5 | 108.0 |
| Union Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 84,602 | 13.37¢ | $164.48 | 357.1 | 53.2 |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 45,730 | 13.30¢ | $167.20 | 95.3 | 47.3 |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 70,743 | 13.13¢ | $146.41 | 5,532.4 | 350.2 |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 79,690 | 13.09¢ | $141.41 | 124.7 | 45.5 |
| City of Kinston | Municipal | 10,042 | 13.07¢ | $138.81 | 56.7 | 56.7 |
| City of Washington | Municipal | 11,547 | 13.01¢ | $129.43 | — | — |
| Town of Murphy | Municipal | 3,685 | 12.85¢ | $139.05 | — | — |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 64,396 | 12.81¢ | $167.82 | 282.6 | 127.6 |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Cooperative | 22,523 | 12.76¢ | $158.35 | 111.8 | 111.8 |
| City of New Bern | Municipal | 21,226 | 12.65¢ | $129.18 | 144.2 | 41.5 |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 15,491 | 12.51¢ | $115.40 | — | — |
| New River Light & Power Co | State | 7,247 | 12.45¢ | $89.14 | 307.2 | 17.5 |
| City of Gastonia | Municipal | 27,008 | 12.40¢ | $110.17 | 1,378.2 | 97.2 |
| City of Monroe | Municipal | 10,543 | 12.28¢ | $118.32 | 22.4 | 18.2 |
| Fayetteville Public Works Commission | Municipal | 75,987 | 12.21¢ | $118.52 | 129.3 | 70.9 |
| City of Rocky Mount | Municipal | 25,407 | 12.18¢ | $121.64 | 86.8 | 70.0 |
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | Cooperative | 38,858 | 12.15¢ | $122.33 | 104.5 | 69.8 |
| City of Wilson | Municipal | 32,078 | 12.13¢ | $131.42 | 123.1 | 55.7 |
| Town of Huntersville | Municipal | 8,080 | 12.12¢ | $119.08 | 238.8 | — |
| Greenville Utilities Comm | Municipal | 65,731 | 11.97¢ | $118.91 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| City of Concord | Municipal | 29,857 | 11.84¢ | $118.10 | 172.4 | 172.4 |
| City of Elizabeth City | Municipal | 11,366 | 11.76¢ | $131.06 | — | — |
| City of Lexington | Municipal | 18,053 | 11.75¢ | $128.12 | 266.7 | 173.9 |
| City of Statesville | Municipal | 12,120 | 11.71¢ | $104.15 | 87.1 | 75.6 |
| Town of High Point | Municipal | 38,079 | 11.63¢ | $102.42 | 78.6 | 64.6 |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 121,995 | 11.54¢ | $137.08 | 424.3 | 123.8 |
| City of Albemarle | Municipal | 11,248 | 10.85¢ | $115.13 | 41.0 | 26.6 |
| City of Morganton | Municipal | 7,055 | 10.67¢ | $94.64 | 175.1 | 7.8 |
| Town of Apex | Municipal | 29,289 | 10.52¢ | $95.20 | 116.4 | 36.3 |
Energy-only and delivery-only filings
These respondents bill part of the service in North Carolina, so EIA's revenue figure for them is not a whole price and none is listed here.
| Respondent | Ownership | Residential customers |
|---|---|---|
| York Electric Coop Inc bundled, under 100 | Electric cooperatives | 15 |
Reliability by utility, 2024
SAIDI: minutes of sustained interruption per customer over the year, including major event days (paler bars: the utility reported only the figure without major event days). The 25 highest of 44 filings are drawn; the price table above carries every figure. Median across 44 North Carolina filings: 154.9 minutes with major event days, 83.1 without. EIA's state total: 1,441.0 and 141.4 minutes, with SAIFI of 1.81 interruptions per customer. Utilities use differing calculation methods, and a single storm can dominate a small utility's year.
| Year | Median SAIDI, all events | Median SAIDI, no major events | Filings | EIA state total, all events | EIA state total, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 154.9 | 83.1 | 44 | 1,441.0 | 141.4 |
| 2023 | 133.2 | 102.7 | 44 | 252.0 | 153.5 |
| 2022 | 158.9 | 95.9 | 44 | — | — |
| 2021 | 107.1 | 67.3 | 43 | — | — |
| 2020 | 186.7 | 95.5 | 43 | — | — |
| 2019 | 154.8 | 91.5 | 51 | — | — |
| 2018 | 232.2 | 76.1 | 47 | — | — |
| 2017 | 97.7 | 72.8 | 46 | — | — |
| 2016 | 208.8 | 92.1 | 45 | — | — |
| 2015 | 123.0 | 87.6 | 43 | — | — |
| 2014 | 96.3 | 74.7 | 43 | — | — |
| 2013 | 107.0 | 83.0 | 42 | — | — |
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Sales | Share | ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 61.7 TWh | 45% | 14.13¢ |
| Commercial | 49.5 TWh | 36% | 10.56¢ |
| Industrial | 25.6 TWh | 19% | 7.77¢ |
| All sectors | 136.9 TWh | 11.65¢ |
Residential sales per resident: 5,514 kWh a year, on a Census population estimate of 11,197,968.
Who serves North Carolina
| Ownership | Filings | Residential customers | Share | Median ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned utilities | 3 | 3,384,107 | 68.6% | 13.94¢ |
| Electric cooperatives | 29 | 1,076,909 | 21.8% | 14.37¢ |
| Municipal utilities | 21 | 463,976 | 9.4% | 12.13¢ |
| State-owned utilities | 1 | 7,247 | 0.1% | 12.45¢ |
Customers as reported by each respondent. Where households buy energy from a retail supplier, the delivery utility and the supplier both report them, so shares describe filings, not households.
Counties
Each county page lists the utilities whose Form EIA-861 service territory includes it.
- Alamance County 4
- Alexander County 3
- Alleghany County 1
- Anson County 3
- Ashe County 1
- Avery County 3
- Beaufort County 6
- Bertie County 4
- Bladen County 4
- Brunswick County 4
- Buncombe County 4
- Burke County 5
- Cabarrus County 5
- Caldwell County 5
- Camden County 2
- Carteret County 2
- Caswell County 3
- Catawba County 5
- Chatham County 5
- Cherokee County 4
- Chowan County 4
- Clay County 1
- Cleveland County 5
- Columbus County 3
- Craven County 5
- Cumberland County 5
- Currituck County 2
- Dare County 3
- Davidson County 4
- Davie County 2
- Duplin County 4
- Durham County 4
- Edgecombe County 10
- Forsyth County 4
- Franklin County 3
- Gaston County 8
- Gates County 2
- Graham County 2
- Granville County 6
- Greene County 6
- Guilford County 4
- Halifax County 8
- Harnett County 3
- Haywood County 3
- Henderson County 2
- Hertford County 2
- Hoke County 2
- Hyde County 2
- Iredell County 3
- Jackson County 4
- Johnston County 9
- Jones County 5
- Lee County 2
- Lenoir County 6
- Lincoln County 4
- Macon County 3
- Madison County 3
- Martin County 7
- McDowell County 4
- Mecklenburg County 7
- Mitchell County 3
- Montgomery County 4
- Moore County 5
- Nash County 8
- New Hanover County 1
- Northampton County 3
- Onslow County 4
- Orange County 3
- Pamlico County 2
- Pasquotank County 3
- Pender County 3
- Perquimans County 4
- Person County 5
- Pitt County 11
- Polk County 3
- Randolph County 6
- Richmond County 2
- Robeson County 5
- Rockingham County 2
- Rowan County 4
- Rutherford County 6
- Sampson County 4
- Scotland County 4
- Stanly County 5
- Stokes County 3
- Surry County 2
- Swain County 1
- Transylvania County 2
- Tyrrell County 1
- Union County 4
- Vance County 3
- Wake County 6
- Warren County 4
- Washington County 2
- Watauga County 3
- Wayne County 7
- Wilkes County 4
- Wilson County 9
- Yadkin County 3
- Yancey County 2
Questions and answers
What is the average electricity price in North Carolina?
14.13¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers in 2024, against a US average of 16.48¢. Commercial customers averaged 10.56¢ and industrial customers 7.77¢. The latest monthly residential figure is 15.16¢ for July 2026 (preliminary).
What is the average electric bill in North Carolina?
$143.50 a month for residential customers in 2024, on average use of 1,015 kWh a month. The US average was $142.26 on 863 kWh.
Is electricity getting more expensive in North Carolina?
The average residential price was up 9.3% in 2024 on the year before and up 23.7% on 2019. These are nominal prices, not adjusted for inflation.
How reliable is electric service in North Carolina?
EIA's state total for 2024 is 1,441.0 minutes of interruption per customer including major event days and 141.4 minutes excluding them, across utilities reporting under any method. The median utility in the state reported 154.9 minutes including major event days.
How many electric utilities serve North Carolina?
54 respondents reported residential customers in North Carolina on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024; 53 of them have a bundled residential price. Another 53 small utilities filed the short form. 100 counties appear in service territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. State averages, sales and customers by year and month: Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, through July 2026. Utility rows, reliability and service territories: Form EIA-861, 2024 final release. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. See methodology.