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

18.07¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

15.12¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated December 2025

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 15.12 ¢/kWh (16% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.36 ¢/kWh (26% 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
15.12¢
14.56¢
Nevada
11.95¢
12.57¢
Louisiana
12.36¢
12.46¢
Idaho
12.5¢
12.07¢
Tennessee
13.29¢
13.16¢
Kentucky
13.56¢
13.4¢
North Dakota
13.66¢
12.94¢
Washington
13.79¢
13.66¢
Arkansas
13.79¢
13.26¢
Nebraska
13.85¢
13.19¢
Mississippi
13.97¢
13.49¢
Utah
14.12¢
13.7¢
Montana
14.64¢
14.3¢
South Dakota
14.76¢
13.98¢
Oklahoma
14.79¢
14.31¢
Iowa
14.79¢
15.64¢
Wyoming
15¢
14.37¢
Kansas
15.2¢
14.73¢
Arizona
15.27¢
15.21¢
Georgia
15.3¢
15.54¢
South Carolina
15.34¢
14.89¢
Florida
15.76¢
15.39¢
Texas
15.84¢
15.45¢
Missouri
15.84¢
15.37¢
Oregon
15.96¢
15.74¢
West Virginia
16.14¢
15.65¢
Alabama
16.43¢
16.19¢
New Mexico
16.52¢
16.27¢
Virginia
16.62¢
16.01¢
Colorado
16.7¢
16.48¢
Minnesota
17.1¢
16.94¢
Indiana
17.33¢
16.59¢
Ohio
17.61¢
17.61¢
Delaware
18.12¢
16.81¢
Wisconsin
18.73¢
18.57¢
Illinois
19.05¢
18.09¢
Pennsylvania
20.46¢
19.94¢
Maryland
21.05¢
19.87¢
Michigan
21.2¢
20.74¢
New Jersey
23.39¢
24.96¢
District of Columbia
23.67¢
23.19¢
Vermont
23.92¢
22.57¢
Alaska
27.16¢
27.71¢
New York
27.23¢
26.65¢
New Hampshire
27.82¢
24.47¢
Maine
27.98¢
28.25¢
Rhode Island
28.3¢
26.52¢
Massachusetts
30.41¢
30.63¢
Connecticut
30.48¢
30.29¢
California
32.04¢
31.58¢
Hawaii
39.54¢
38.9¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.36¢
10.04¢
North Dakota
7.73¢
7.52¢
Texas
9.1¢
9.08¢
Nebraska
9.44¢
9.53¢
Wyoming
9.6¢
9.74¢
Nevada
9.86¢
9.86¢
Virginia
9.96¢
9.68¢
Idaho
10.02¢
8.9¢
Oklahoma
10.18¢
9.99¢
Louisiana
10.61¢
10.88¢
Oregon
10.62¢
11.3¢
South Carolina
10.96¢
10.83¢
Washington
10.99¢
11.84¢
Utah
11.1¢
10.82¢
Arkansas
11.18¢
10.72¢
Georgia
11.24¢
11.38¢
South Dakota
11.38¢
10.94¢
Florida
11.6¢
11.49¢
Iowa
11.66¢
13.25¢
West Virginia
11.77¢
11.59¢
Ohio
12¢
11.49¢
Kansas
12.03¢
11.99¢
Kentucky
12.26¢
12.09¢
New Mexico
12.34¢
12.18¢
Missouri
12.53¢
12.45¢
Delaware
12.57¢
12.63¢
Arizona
12.59¢
13.03¢
Pennsylvania
12.75¢
12.72¢
Mississippi
12.89¢
12.61¢
Montana
12.94¢
12.55¢
Tennessee
12.98¢
12.96¢
Minnesota
13.19¢
13.15¢
Wisconsin
13.42¢
13.63¢
Colorado
13.58¢
13.26¢
Illinois
14.03¢
13.94¢
Indiana
14.11¢
14.09¢
Michigan
14.4¢
14.85¢
Alabama
14.42¢
14.4¢
Maryland
15.13¢
15.11¢
New Jersey
17.31¢
18.69¢
District of Columbia
19.42¢
20.76¢
Vermont
20.52¢
19.23¢
New Hampshire
20.81¢
20.43¢
Maine
21.14¢
21.29¢
Connecticut
21.95¢
23.78¢
Massachusetts
22.08¢
23.28¢
Rhode Island
22.43¢
22.32¢
New York
22.73¢
22.42¢
Alaska
23.12¢
23.01¢
California
30.35¢
29.31¢
Hawaii
35.16¢
35¢