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

17.11¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

14.76¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated June 2025

North Carolina ranks 20th 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 14.76 ¢/kWh (13% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.61 ¢/kWh (20% 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
14%
Non-Renewable
86%

North Carolina Electricity Rates versus other States:

Residential rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
14.76¢
14.14¢
North Dakota
11.08¢
10.2¢
Idaho
11.56¢
10.95¢
Nebraska
11.74¢
10.89¢
Montana
11.96¢
11.62¢
Missouri
11.97¢
11.25¢
Oklahoma
12.37¢
11.59¢
Utah
12.41¢
12.41¢
Wyoming
12.42¢
11.7¢
Iowa
12.55¢
12.21¢
Arkansas
12.56¢
11.6¢
Washington
12.63¢
12.48¢
South Dakota
12.75¢
11.84¢
Louisiana
12.94¢
11.73¢
Kentucky
13.41¢
13.01¢
Tennessee
13.51¢
12.66¢
Kansas
14.29¢
13.62¢
Nevada
14.47¢
14.35¢
Mississippi
14.51¢
13.23¢
Georgia
14.71¢
13.58¢
New Mexico
14.87¢
14.61¢
Virginia
15.02¢
14.34¢
Florida
15.09¢
14.98¢
Minnesota
15.12¢
14.62¢
Oregon
15.13¢
14.62¢
Colorado
15.14¢
15.18¢
South Carolina
15.18¢
14.41¢
Arizona
15.19¢
15.27¢
Texas
15.3¢
14.89¢
West Virginia
15.89¢
14.82¢
Ohio
16.12¢
15.85¢
Alabama
16.5¢
15.78¢
Indiana
16.52¢
14.74¢
Delaware
16.7¢
15.65¢
Illinois
17.59¢
16.49¢
Wisconsin
17.81¢
17.48¢
Pennsylvania
18.43¢
18.01¢
Maryland
18.95¢
18.32¢
Michigan
19.37¢
18.91¢
New Jersey
19.88¢
19.7¢
District of Columbia
20.4¢
19.73¢
Vermont
22.59¢
22.19¢
New Hampshire
22.81¢
23.02¢
New York
25.43¢
26.2¢
Alaska
25.79¢
24.77¢
Maine
28.27¢
26.26¢
Massachusetts
30.19¢
30.44¢
Rhode Island
32.3¢
33.07¢
California
32.41¢
31.66¢
Connecticut
32.55¢
33.25¢
Hawaii
41.11¢
42.69¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.61¢
10.57¢
North Dakota
7.07¢
7.57¢
Oklahoma
8.12¢
8.42¢
Nevada
8.39¢
9.51¢
Nebraska
8.89¢
8.44¢
Texas
8.64¢
Virginia
9.02¢
9.32¢
Wyoming
9.08¢
9.42¢
Idaho
9.35¢
9.04¢
Missouri
9.57¢
9.4¢
Utah
9.67¢
9.57¢
Iowa
9.86¢
10.15¢
Arkansas
10.75¢
10.16¢
South Dakota
10.76¢
10.11¢
Kansas
10.98¢
10.59¢
South Carolina
11.01¢
10.97¢
New Mexico
11.08¢
10.5¢
Ohio
11.25¢
11.19¢
Montana
11.28¢
10.85¢
Colorado
11.35¢
11.39¢
Oregon
11.45¢
11.33¢
Washington
11.52¢
11.38¢
Georgia
11.85¢
11.17¢
Florida
11.88¢
11.61¢
Minnesota
11.99¢
11.72¢
Pennsylvania
12.03¢
12.15¢
West Virginia
12.08¢
12.37¢
Louisiana
12.08¢
10.88¢
Arizona
12.25¢
11.99¢
Kentucky
12.33¢
12.34¢
Delaware
12.8¢
12.71¢
Wisconsin
12.82¢
13.06¢
Illinois
13.13¢
12.82¢
Mississippi
13.31¢
12.62¢
Tennessee
13.62¢
12.86¢
Maryland
13.85¢
14.35¢
Michigan
14.23¢
14.05¢
Alabama
14.65¢
14.14¢
Indiana
14.68¢
13.42¢
New Jersey
15.65¢
15.22¢
New Hampshire
19.78¢
20.77¢
Vermont
19.94¢
19.22¢
District of Columbia
20.12¢
20.52¢
New York
20.14¢
20.67¢
Maine
21.76¢
20.18¢
Alaska
22.12¢
22.13¢
Massachusetts
23.2¢
23.91¢
California
23.72¢
24.06¢
Rhode Island
24.53¢
26.43¢
Connecticut
25.18¢
25.76¢
Hawaii
36.43¢
38.77¢