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

17.47¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

13.33¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated September 2025

North Carolina ranks 7th 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 13.33 ¢/kWh (23% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 9.76 ¢/kWh (28% 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
13.33¢
14.26¢
Nevada
11.42¢
13.32¢
Idaho
12.07¢
11.88¢
Louisiana
12.64¢
13.15¢
Washington
12.98¢
13.67¢
Utah
13.12¢
12.63¢
Nebraska
13.17¢
13.18¢
Arkansas
13.33¢
13.15¢
Oklahoma
13.62¢
12.94¢
Kentucky
13.62¢
14.08¢
North Dakota
13.68¢
13.07¢
Mississippi
13.94¢
14.71¢
Tennessee
13.98¢
13.88¢
South Dakota
14.23¢
14.34¢
South Carolina
14.71¢
15.32¢
New Mexico
14.77¢
14.59¢
Montana
14.85¢
12.9¢
Wyoming
14.89¢
13.89¢
Kansas
15¢
14.68¢
Texas
15.23¢
15.49¢
Arizona
15.28¢
15.76¢
Florida
15.36¢
14.98¢
Iowa
15.39¢
14.23¢
Virginia
15.41¢
15.41¢
Oregon
15.77¢
15.88¢
West Virginia
15.82¢
16.18¢
Missouri
15.84¢
12.97¢
Georgia
16¢
15¢
Alabama
16¢
16.09¢
Colorado
16.16¢
15.7¢
Indiana
16.6¢
17.02¢
Minnesota
17.14¢
15.87¢
Ohio
17.52¢
17.11¢
Delaware
18.15¢
18.12¢
Illinois
18.33¢
18.62¢
Wisconsin
18.57¢
19.01¢
Maryland
19.33¢
19.04¢
Pennsylvania
19.7¢
19.31¢
Michigan
20.85¢
20.25¢
District of Columbia
22.7¢
20.15¢
Vermont
23.21¢
23.99¢
New Hampshire
23.51¢
24.02¢
New Jersey
24.88¢
20.49¢
New York
26.53¢
26.67¢
Rhode Island
26.84¢
29¢
Alaska
26.88¢
26.08¢
Connecticut
27.24¢
31.64¢
Maine
28.14¢
27.91¢
Massachusetts
30.37¢
29.94¢
California
33.52¢
35.03¢
Hawaii
40.96¢
41.03¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
9.76¢
10.12¢
North Dakota
8.05¢
7.49¢
Texas
8.6¢
8.9¢
Nevada
8.8¢
8.14¢
Idaho
9.72¢
Nebraska
9.35¢
8.73¢
Virginia
9.66¢
9.19¢
Oklahoma
9.77¢
8.46¢
Wyoming
9.78¢
9.36¢
Utah
10.58¢
9.83¢
Arkansas
10.84¢
10.78¢
South Carolina
11¢
10.81¢
Louisiana
11.15¢
11.55¢
South Dakota
11.27¢
10.95¢
Washington
11.3¢
11.59¢
Ohio
11.35¢
11.12¢
New Mexico
11.46¢
10.78¢
Florida
11.48¢
11.25¢
West Virginia
11.49¢
11.88¢
Oregon
11.6¢
11.19¢
Kentucky
11.88¢
12.29¢
Kansas
12.07¢
11.03¢
Pennsylvania
12.37¢
11.85¢
Georgia
12.37¢
11.24¢
Missouri
12.42¢
9.7¢
Delaware
12.45¢
12.32¢
Iowa
12.64¢
10.7¢
Mississippi
12.85¢
12.99¢
Illinois
12.86¢
12.39¢
Arizona
12.98¢
12.84¢
Montana
13.14¢
11.63¢
Wisconsin
13.36¢
13.26¢
Tennessee
13.49¢
12.83¢
Colorado
13.51¢
12.32¢
Minnesota
13.63¢
12.41¢
Indiana
13.71¢
13.84¢
Alabama
14.44¢
14.13¢
Maryland
14.82¢
13.39¢
Michigan
14.87¢
14.98¢
New Jersey
18¢
16.56¢
New Hampshire
19.46¢
19.3¢
Vermont
19.79¢
19.97¢
District of Columbia
20.37¢
19.48¢
Maine
21.05¢
21.4¢
Connecticut
21.36¢
23.34¢
New York
21.72¢
19.25¢
Rhode Island
22.15¢
23.7¢
Alaska
22.93¢
22.09¢
Massachusetts
23.1¢
22.46¢
California
26.69¢
22.91¢
Hawaii
35.54¢
35.82¢