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

18.83¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

16¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated June 2026

North Carolina ranks 24th 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 16 ¢/kWh (15% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.63 ¢/kWh (23% 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
16¢
14.64¢
North Dakota
11.95¢
11.64¢
Idaho
13.01¢
12.63¢
Nebraska
13.1¢
11.79¢
Utah
13.17¢
13.33¢
Iowa
13.42¢
12.74¢
Missouri
13.44¢
12.17¢
Montana
13.48¢
13.33¢
Oklahoma
13.56¢
12.89¢
Wyoming
13.59¢
13.04¢
Arkansas
13.63¢
12.73¢
Louisiana
14.16¢
12.87¢
Nevada
14.17¢
14.38¢
South Dakota
14.29¢
13.24¢
Washington
14.4¢
14.11¢
New Mexico
14.81¢
15.07¢
Florida
14.86¢
15.8¢
Kentucky
14.88¢
13.42¢
Oregon
14.89¢
14.64¢
Georgia
15.01¢
14.13¢
Tennessee
15.08¢
12.82¢
Minnesota
15.08¢
15.39¢
Kansas
15.34¢
15.11¢
Arizona
15.59¢
16.03¢
Mississippi
16.3¢
14.72¢
West Virginia
16.37¢
14.41¢
Texas
16.39¢
15.41¢
South Carolina
16.45¢
16.15¢
Colorado
16.74¢
16.79¢
Virginia
17.05¢
15.96¢
Alabama
17.15¢
16.18¢
Delaware
17.64¢
16.27¢
Indiana
17.85¢
16.06¢
Ohio
18.78¢
17.52¢
Wisconsin
18.8¢
18.74¢
Illinois
18.86¢
17.83¢
Pennsylvania
20.92¢
20.3¢
Michigan
21.2¢
20¢
New Jersey
23.49¢
23.12¢
Vermont
24.11¢
23.27¢
District of Columbia
25¢
23.97¢
New Hampshire
26.92¢
26.52¢
Alaska
27.17¢
25.79¢
Maine
28.32¢
32.17¢
New York
28.55¢
29.99¢
Rhode Island
29.91¢
29.45¢
Massachusetts
30.21¢
30.46¢
Connecticut
30.47¢
30.77¢
California
33.35¢
33.22¢
Maryland
35.85¢
20.08¢
Hawaii
42.23¢
43¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.63¢
11.22¢
North Dakota
7.46¢
8.08¢
Oklahoma
8.33¢
8.77¢
Texas
8.69¢
8.9¢
Nebraska
8.89¢
10.41¢
Nevada
9.06¢
8.96¢
Wyoming
9.5¢
9.8¢
New Mexico
9.76¢
10.46¢
Idaho
9.84¢
9.4¢
Utah
10.11¢
10.01¢
Virginia
10.16¢
13.01¢
Iowa
10.35¢
10.74¢
Missouri
10.37¢
9.86¢
Oregon
10.63¢
10.68¢
Minnesota
11.18¢
12.09¢
Arkansas
11.5¢
11.64¢
Georgia
11.57¢
12.02¢
Kansas
11.66¢
11.74¢
South Dakota
11.7¢
11.19¢
South Carolina
11.7¢
12.82¢
Florida
11.74¢
12.84¢
Arizona
11.97¢
11.72¢
West Virginia
12¢
11.75¢
Washington
12.18¢
12.23¢
Montana
12.42¢
12.52¢
Louisiana
12.93¢
12.17¢
Colorado
13.01¢
13.27¢
Illinois
13.07¢
13.33¢
Kentucky
13.2¢
12.5¢
Wisconsin
13.42¢
13.98¢
Ohio
14.03¢
14.3¢
Delaware
14.11¢
14.5¢
Pennsylvania
14.19¢
14.86¢
Indiana
14.32¢
14.39¢
Tennessee
14.53¢
13.21¢
Mississippi
14.73¢
14.73¢
Alabama
15.07¢
15¢
Michigan
15.66¢
15.15¢
Maryland
16.54¢
18.11¢
New Jersey
17.21¢
17.29¢
Vermont
20.86¢
20.76¢
New Hampshire
22.02¢
22.92¢
New York
22.21¢
23.49¢
Alaska
23.02¢
22.49¢
District of Columbia
23.26¢
22.38¢
Rhode Island
23.44¢
24.06¢
Connecticut
23.78¢
24.59¢
Maine
25.06¢
23.97¢
Massachusetts
25.09¢
25.27¢
California
28.18¢
24.73¢
Hawaii
37.93¢
38.62¢