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North Carolina electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in North Carolina paid an average of 12.51¢ per kilowatthour, down 2.6% on the same month a year earlier (12.84¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; North Carolina was 22% below that. It ranked 37th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 7,661,069 MWh, up 15.3% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $187.70 on 1,500 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.51¢ | 12.84¢ | -2.6% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 9.97¢ | 10.13¢ | -1.6% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 8.18¢ | 7.41¢ | +10.4% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 11.10¢ | 11.09¢ | +0.1% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 7.7 TWh | 6.6 TWh | +15.3% |
| Sales, all sectors | 14 TWh | 12.9 TWh | +8.6% |
| Residential customers | 5,107,526 | 5,012,274 | +1.9% |
| Average residential bill | $187.70 | $170.22 | +10.3% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,500 | 1,326 | +13.1% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in North Carolina in January 2025?
12.51¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 9.97¢ for commercial and 8.18¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 12.84¢ in January 2024, a change of -2.6%. Residential sales changed by +15.3% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$187.70, on average use of 1,500 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 "Preliminary" 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.