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

17.45¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

14.48¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated July 2025

North Carolina ranks 18th 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 14.48 ¢/kWh (17% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.15 ¢/kWh (22% 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
14.48¢
14.76¢
North Dakota
11.69¢
11.08¢
Idaho
11.89¢
11.56¢
Montana
12.33¢
11.96¢
Utah
12.52¢
12.41¢
Missouri
12.83¢
11.97¢
Washington
13.03¢
12.63¢
Wyoming
13.05¢
12.42¢
Nebraska
13.1¢
11.74¢
Oklahoma
13.3¢
12.37¢
Nevada
13.36¢
14.47¢
South Dakota
13.37¢
12.75¢
Iowa
13.41¢
12.55¢
Louisiana
13.46¢
12.94¢
Arkansas
13.61¢
12.56¢
Kentucky
13.91¢
13.41¢
Tennessee
14.05¢
13.51¢
New Mexico
14.44¢
14.87¢
Kansas
14.78¢
14.29¢
Georgia
14.84¢
14.71¢
Mississippi
15.05¢
14.51¢
Minnesota
15.12¢
15.12¢
Florida
15.27¢
15.09¢
Oregon
15.38¢
15.13¢
Virginia
15.43¢
15.02¢
Texas
15.55¢
15.3¢
Colorado
15.61¢
15.14¢
Arizona
15.73¢
15.19¢
South Carolina
15.77¢
15.18¢
West Virginia
16.04¢
15.89¢
Ohio
16.34¢
16.12¢
Alabama
16.76¢
16.5¢
Indiana
17.01¢
16.52¢
Delaware
17.96¢
16.7¢
Wisconsin
18.27¢
17.81¢
Illinois
18.32¢
17.59¢
Pennsylvania
18.98¢
18.43¢
Maryland
19.08¢
18.95¢
Michigan
19.95¢
19.37¢
New Jersey
20.16¢
19.88¢
District of Columbia
21.32¢
20.4¢
Vermont
23.2¢
22.59¢
New Hampshire
23.66¢
22.81¢
New York
25.67¢
25.43¢
Alaska
25.96¢
25.79¢
Maine
28.11¢
28.27¢
Rhode Island
28.89¢
32.3¢
Massachusetts
30.65¢
30.19¢
California
31.77¢
32.41¢
Connecticut
32.28¢
32.55¢
Hawaii
42.44¢
41.11¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.15¢
10.61¢
North Dakota
6.97¢
7.07¢
Oklahoma
8.12¢
8.12¢
Nebraska
8.4¢
8.89¢
Nevada
8.98¢
8.39¢
Texas
Idaho
9.12¢
9.35¢
Virginia
9.22¢
9.02¢
Wyoming
9.37¢
9.08¢
Utah
9.53¢
9.67¢
Missouri
9.66¢
9.57¢
Iowa
9.79¢
9.86¢
South Dakota
10.48¢
10.76¢
New Mexico
10.71¢
11.08¢
South Carolina
10.8¢
11.01¢
Ohio
11.02¢
11.25¢
Kansas
11.05¢
10.98¢
Arkansas
11.07¢
10.75¢
Minnesota
11.11¢
11.99¢
Washington
11.27¢
11.52¢
Montana
11.29¢
11.28¢
Oregon
11.38¢
11.45¢
Florida
11.63¢
11.88¢
Georgia
11.65¢
11.85¢
Pennsylvania
11.99¢
12.03¢
Louisiana
12.01¢
12.08¢
Kentucky
12.13¢
12.33¢
Arizona
12.15¢
12.25¢
West Virginia
12.18¢
12.08¢
Colorado
12.27¢
11.35¢
Wisconsin
12.7¢
12.82¢
Delaware
12.71¢
12.8¢
Illinois
12.78¢
13.13¢
Tennessee
13.19¢
13.62¢
Mississippi
13.24¢
13.31¢
Maryland
14.07¢
13.85¢
Indiana
14.52¢
14.68¢
Michigan
14.54¢
14.23¢
Alabama
14.58¢
14.65¢
New Jersey
15.41¢
15.65¢
District of Columbia
18.5¢
20.12¢
New York
19.14¢
20.14¢
Vermont
19.51¢
19.94¢
New Hampshire
19.51¢
19.78¢
Maine
21.33¢
21.76¢
Alaska
22.16¢
22.12¢
Massachusetts
22.87¢
23.2¢
Rhode Island
23.81¢
24.53¢
California
24.39¢
23.72¢
Connecticut
24.46¢
25.18¢
Hawaii
37.37¢
36.43¢