North Carolina Electricity Rates & Inofrmation

North Carolina Electricity Rates

See electricity rates in North Carolina and how they compare to other states.

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North Carolina Electricity Rates
USA avg. Electricity Rate

17.24¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

13.47¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated March 2026

North Carolina ranks 17th in average electricity rates in the United States based on the average rates for all sectors from the Energy Information Administration.

Here's how the individual sectors of California's energy market stack up.

  • The average North Carolina residential electricity rate is 13.47 ¢/kWh (21% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.74 ¢/kWh (21% lower than the national average).

Energy rate data sourced from the Energy Information Administration.

North Carolina Electricity Generation by Energy Source

Source
Percentage of Total
Renewable
15%
Non-Renewable
85%

North Carolina Electricity Rates versus other States:

Residential rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
13.47¢
14.64¢
North Dakota
11.02¢
11.93¢
Nebraska
11.57¢
12.52¢
Idaho
11.87¢
12.25¢
Missouri
11.91¢
13.12¢
Oklahoma
12.25¢
13.34¢
Arkansas
12.33¢
13.22¢
South Dakota
12.51¢
13.81¢
Louisiana
12.56¢
12.74¢
Iowa
12.6¢
13.55¢
Montana
12.77¢
12.82¢
Wyoming
12.83¢
13.91¢
Nevada
12.83¢
14.2¢
Tennessee
12.87¢
13.47¢
Utah
12.99¢
13.07¢
Kentucky
13.22¢
13.7¢
Washington
13.33¢
13.85¢
Georgia
13.67¢
14.42¢
Mississippi
14.16¢
15.33¢
Kansas
14.43¢
15.1¢
West Virginia
14.61¢
15.65¢
New Mexico
14.66¢
15.61¢
South Carolina
14.82¢
15.53¢
Oregon
14.94¢
15.59¢
Minnesota
14.96¢
15.67¢
Florida
15.02¢
15.78¢
Virginia
15.27¢
15.94¢
Arizona
15.46¢
15.66¢
Texas
15.87¢
16.04¢
Indiana
15.91¢
17.41¢
Alabama
16.01¢
16.08¢
Colorado
16.12¢
16.35¢
Illinois
17.07¢
18.31¢
Delaware
17.12¢
18.81¢
Ohio
17.31¢
17.66¢
Wisconsin
17.84¢
18.39¢
Michigan
19.53¢
19.94¢
Maryland
19.57¢
21.34¢
Pennsylvania
20.08¢
20.16¢
New Jersey
22.98¢
22.73¢
Vermont
23.22¢
24.17¢
District of Columbia
23.9¢
22.72¢
Connecticut
25.3¢
27.02¢
Alaska
25.54¢
26.18¢
New Hampshire
26.28¢
27.37¢
New York
27.39¢
26.42¢
Maine
30.39¢
27.85¢
Massachusetts
30.88¢
31.22¢
Rhode Island
31.15¢
30.82¢
California
34.71¢
31.89¢
Hawaii
41.62¢
40.2¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.74¢
10.58¢
North Dakota
7.28¢
7.4¢
Nebraska
8.28¢
8.56¢
Oklahoma
8.6¢
8.65¢
Idaho
8.9¢
9.41¢
Nevada
8.95¢
9.23¢
Texas
9.03¢
8.21¢
Utah
9.47¢
9.62¢
Missouri
9.47¢
9.97¢
Wyoming
9.55¢
9.47¢
Virginia
10.21¢
10.28¢
Iowa
10.26¢
10.47¢
Oregon
10.31¢
10.48¢
South Dakota
10.43¢
11.29¢
Arkansas
10.72¢
10.89¢
New Mexico
10.78¢
10.89¢
Kansas
10.93¢
11.27¢
Washington
11.05¢
11.3¢
Florida
11.38¢
11.88¢
West Virginia
11.41¢
12.17¢
Georgia
11.49¢
11.14¢
South Carolina
11.53¢
11.19¢
Louisiana
11.6¢
11.19¢
Minnesota
11.61¢
11.89¢
Montana
11.62¢
11.68¢
Kentucky
11.75¢
12.04¢
Arizona
11.87¢
11.61¢
Colorado
12.21¢
12.62¢
Ohio
12.25¢
12.91¢
Illinois
12.42¢
13.22¢
Tennessee
12.62¢
12.72¢
Wisconsin
12.66¢
12.87¢
Delaware
12.91¢
13.12¢
Pennsylvania
13.16¢
13.02¢
Mississippi
13.41¢
13.52¢
Indiana
13.64¢
14.02¢
Michigan
14.41¢
14.31¢
Alabama
14.95¢
14.38¢
Maryland
15.86¢
15.45¢
New Jersey
16.13¢
15.91¢
New York
20.61¢
19.81¢
Vermont
20.7¢
21.03¢
New Hampshire
21.19¢
20.39¢
Maine
21.55¢
20.8¢
Alaska
21.61¢
22¢
District of Columbia
22.21¢
21.97¢
Connecticut
22.21¢
21.18¢
Massachusetts
24.76¢
23.93¢
Rhode Island
25.69¢
22.63¢
California
26.92¢
24.39¢
Hawaii
38.18¢
36.49¢