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electric cooperative · EIA utility 6784
French Broad Elec Member Corp
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
French Broad Elec Member Corp is an electric cooperative that reported 37,141 residential customers in North Carolina and 1 other state on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 7 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.78¢ per kilowatthour, 4.6% above the North Carolina average of 14.13¢ and 10% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $114.31 a month on average use of 773 kWh a month. Across North Carolina the average bill was $143.50 on 1,015 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 68.1 minutes per customer with major event days included, calculated under another method. The median among North Carolina utilities reporting was 154.9 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 56% below that median.
The average price is up 9.2% on 2019, against up 23.7% for North Carolina as a whole, and up 1.9% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 16.21¢.
Compared with North Carolina, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.78¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.13¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $114.31 | $149.95 | $143.50 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 773 | 1,126 | 1,015 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +1.9% | — | +9.3% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +9.2% | — | +23.7% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 68.1 | 263.0 | 154.9 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 83.1 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 29 filings by electric cooperatives in North Carolina, the median price was 14.37¢. In North Carolina this utility's price ranks 10 of 53, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
French Broad Elec Member CorpNorth Carolina averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | North Carolina ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 16.21¢ | 14.02¢ | $130.76 | 806 | 37,052 | 564.9 GWh |
| 2024 | 14.78¢ | 14.13¢ | $114.31 | 773 | 37,141 | 533.4 GWh |
| 2023 | 14.51¢ | 12.93¢ | $111.83 | 771 | 36,808 | 536.4 GWh |
| 2022 | 13.81¢ | 11.62¢ | $108.14 | 783 | 36,423 | 548.1 GWh |
| 2021 | 13.31¢ | 11.32¢ | $104.23 | 783 | 36,047 | 545.9 GWh |
| 2020 | 12.50¢ | 11.38¢ | $95.59 | 765 | 35,565 | 523.1 GWh |
| 2019 | 13.54¢ | 11.42¢ | $101.54 | 750 | 35,217 | 522 GWh |
| 2018 | 13.65¢ | 11.09¢ | $106.69 | 782 | 35,013 | 533.2 GWh |
| 2017 | 13.34¢ | 10.94¢ | $95.43 | 716 | 34,781 | 502.6 GWh |
| 2016 | 13.20¢ | 11.03¢ | $97.54 | 739 | 34,501 | 502 GWh |
| 2015 | 13.64¢ | 11.28¢ | $101.24 | 742 | 34,301 | 494.5 GWh |
| 2014 | 13.68¢ | 11.10¢ | $105.02 | 768 | 34,085 | 508.3 GWh |
| 2013 | 13.08¢ | 10.97¢ | $97.48 | 746 | 33,993 | 491.6 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 37,141 | 344.6 GWh | 65% | $50,948,500 | 14.78¢ |
| Commercial | 3,993 | 104 GWh | 20% | $13,032,700 | 12.53¢ |
| Industrial | 5 | 84.7 GWh | 16% | $7,050,500 | 8.32¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 547.5 GWh in total, of which 0.2% was its own net generation and 546.3 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 96 MW.
By state
| State | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | State average ¢ | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 36,147 | 14.78¢ | 14.13¢ | $114.40 | 68.1 |
| Tennessee | 994 | 14.91¢ | 12.42¢ | $111.24 | — |
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 2.79 interruptions per customer with major event days; CAIDI 24.4 minutes per interruption. EIA's North Carolina total across all reporting utilities was 1,441.0 minutes with major event days and 141.4 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 143.9 | — | 2.40 | — | Other |
| 2024 | 68.1 | — | 2.79 | — | Other |
| 2023 | 206.6 | — | 1.74 | — | Other |
| 2022 | 156.4 | — | 1.37 | — | Other |
| 2021 | 143.5 | — | 1.02 | — | Other |
| 2020 | 101.4 | — | 0.80 | — | Other |
| 2019 | 77.1 | — | 0.57 | — | Other |
| 2018 | 2.5 | — | 0.09 | — | Other |
Counties in its service territory
- Buncombe County NC
- Madison County NC
- McDowell County NC
- Mitchell County NC
- Yancey County NC
- Cocke County TN
- Unicoi County TN
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in North Carolina
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | Cooperative | 38,858 | 12.15¢ | $122.33 | 104.5 | 69.8 |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 31,086 | 15.91¢ | $163.14 | 224.2 | 114.2 |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 30,807 | 13.98¢ | $173.82 | 77.4 | 77.4 |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 30,334 | 15.60¢ | $178.66 | 397.8 | 170.5 |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 45,730 | 13.30¢ | $167.20 | 95.3 | 47.3 |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 29,520 | 16.61¢ | $133.80 | 9,611.7 | 565.7 |
| Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 28,080 | 16.06¢ | $165.71 | 1,432.3 | 213.0 |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 28,030 | 12.43¢ | $118.86 | 166.3 | 166.3 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from French Broad Elec Member Corp?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.78¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with North Carolina?
The North Carolina average residential price in 2024 was 14.13¢ and the US average 16.48¢; French Broad Elec Member Corp was 4.6% above the state figure. Among 53 utility filings with a bundled residential price in North Carolina, it had the 10th highest.
What is the average French Broad Elec Member Corp bill?
$114.31 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 773 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The North Carolina average was $143.50 on 1,015 kWh.
How reliable is French Broad Elec Member Corp service?
It reported 68.1 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days, with 2.79 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the French Broad Elec Member Corp price rising?
The average residential price was up 1.9% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 9.2% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 16.21¢.
Which counties does French Broad Elec Member Corp serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 7 counties: Buncombe County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Cocke County, TN and Unicoi County, TN. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "French Broad Elec Member Corp", utility number 6784; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.