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North Carolina electricity prices, December 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In December 2025, residential customers in North Carolina paid an average of 13.47¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (13.51¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; North Carolina was 22% below that. It ranked 35th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 6,233,437 MWh, up 6.9% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $161.43 on 1,198 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change | US, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13.47¢ | 13.51¢ | -0.3% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 10.74¢ | 10.92¢ | -1.6% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 7.91¢ | 7.81¢ | +1.3% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 11.67¢ | 11.67¢ | 0.0% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 6.2 TWh | 5.8 TWh | +6.9% |
| Sales, all sectors | 12.3 TWh | 11.7 TWh | +5.1% |
| Residential customers | 5,201,684 | 5,120,207 | +1.6% |
| Average residential bill | $161.43 | $153.93 | +4.9% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,198 | 1,139 | +5.2% |
| US residential price | 17.24¢ | 16.27¢ | +6.0% |
The two years to December 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in North Carolina in December 2025?
13.47¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.74¢ for commercial and 7.91¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.51¢ in December 2024, a change of -0.3%. Residential sales changed by +6.9% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$161.43, on average use of 1,198 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.