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North Carolina electricity prices, May 2023
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final
In May 2023, residential customers in North Carolina paid an average of 12.90¢ per kilowatthour, up 10.4% on the same month a year earlier (11.68¢). The US average for the month was 16.14¢; North Carolina was 20% below that. It ranked 38th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,882,224 MWh, down 16.1% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $101.49 on 787 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2023 | May 2022 | Change | US, May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.90¢ | 11.68¢ | +10.4% | 16.14¢ |
| Commercial | 9.24¢ | 9.02¢ | +2.4% | 12.16¢ |
| Industrial | 6.45¢ | 6.68¢ | -3.4% | 7.64¢ |
| All sectors | 9.98¢ | 9.67¢ | +3.2% | 12.21¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2023 | May 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.9 TWh | 4.6 TWh | -16.1% |
| Sales, all sectors | 10.2 TWh | 11.1 TWh | -8.3% |
| Residential customers | 4,936,056 | 4,848,048 | +1.8% |
| Average residential bill | $101.49 | $111.48 | -9.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 787 | 954 | -17.5% |
| US residential price | 16.14¢ | 14.89¢ | +8.4% |
The two years to May 2023
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in North Carolina in May 2023?
12.90¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 9.24¢ for commercial and 6.45¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.68¢ in May 2022, a change of +10.4%. Residential sales changed by -16.1% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$101.49, on average use of 787 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Final" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the North Carolina page.