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

18.34¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

14.74¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated September 2026

North Carolina ranks 11th 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 14.74 ¢/kWh (19% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.51 ¢/kWh (25% 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
14.74¢
15.09¢
Nevada
13.11¢
13.6¢
Nebraska
13.25¢
13.59¢
Utah
13.37¢
12.96¢
Louisiana
13.49¢
14.15¢
Tennessee
14.07¢
14.47¢
North Dakota
14.12¢
13.61¢
Arkansas
14.12¢
14.36¢
Kentucky
14.26¢
14.98¢
Oklahoma
14.33¢
13.38¢
Idaho
14.37¢
12.35¢
Mississippi
14.88¢
16.16¢
Washington
14.91¢
14.95¢
New Mexico
15.06¢
14.12¢
Florida
15.1¢
15.17¢
Montana
15.14¢
14.67¢
Arizona
15.18¢
15.23¢
Wyoming
15.24¢
14.8¢
South Dakota
15.36¢
15.73¢
West Virginia
15.45¢
16.8¢
South Carolina
15.55¢
16.18¢
Kansas
15.71¢
15.13¢
Iowa
15.93¢
14.14¢
Texas
15.94¢
16.44¢
Missouri
16.22¢
13.68¢
Oregon
16.32¢
16.27¢
Georgia
16.36¢
15.84¢
Alabama
16.4¢
16.77¢
Colorado
17.13¢
16.16¢
Virginia
17.22¢
17.61¢
Indiana
17.51¢
18.15¢
Minnesota
17.52¢
16.95¢
Ohio
19.19¢
19.52¢
Delaware
19.29¢
19.38¢
Wisconsin
19.56¢
19.74¢
Illinois
19.89¢
23.85¢
Pennsylvania
21.73¢
21.55¢
Maryland
21.84¢
21.77¢
Michigan
22.99¢
22.01¢
Connecticut
24.32¢
27.37¢
District of Columbia
24.39¢
25.4¢
Vermont
24.44¢
24.89¢
New Jersey
24.95¢
23.27¢
New Hampshire
27.01¢
27.33¢
Alaska
28.21¢
28.23¢
Rhode Island
29.23¢
29.46¢
New York
29.49¢
29.93¢
Maine
29.59¢
28.63¢
Massachusetts
29.61¢
28.82¢
California
34.74¢
33.25¢
Hawaii
52.72¢
52¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.51¢
10.44¢
North Dakota
8.02¢
7.38¢
Texas
8.66¢
8.26¢
Nebraska
8.82¢
8.36¢
Nevada
9.83¢
9.06¢
Oklahoma
9.9¢
8.1¢
Idaho
9.92¢
9.34¢
Wyoming
10.01¢
9.54¢
Oregon
10.59¢
10.61¢
New Mexico
10.82¢
10.18¢
Virginia
10.99¢
10.84¢
Utah
10.99¢
10.57¢
West Virginia
11.09¢
12.11¢
South Dakota
11.35¢
11.78¢
Florida
11.47¢
11.49¢
Arkansas
11.54¢
11.9¢
South Carolina
11.62¢
11.57¢
Louisiana
11.64¢
11.98¢
Washington
11.77¢
11.72¢
Georgia
11.91¢
10.88¢
Kansas
12.27¢
11.19¢
Kentucky
12.4¢
13.09¢
Arizona
12.47¢
12.15¢
Missouri
12.71¢
10.25¢
Iowa
12.79¢
10.58¢
Pennsylvania
13.33¢
13.56¢
Montana
13.48¢
13.24¢
Minnesota
13.68¢
12.88¢
Ohio
13.77¢
13.89¢
Mississippi
13.83¢
13.82¢
Tennessee
13.94¢
13.52¢
Wisconsin
14.05¢
13.68¢
Indiana
14.15¢
13.88¢
Colorado
14.19¢
13.13¢
Delaware
14.4¢
13.39¢
Illinois
14.53¢
15.36¢
Alabama
14.67¢
14.51¢
Michigan
16.63¢
16.09¢
Maryland
16.84¢
16.4¢
New Jersey
18.47¢
17.86¢
Connecticut
19.62¢
21.08¢
Vermont
21.22¢
21.47¢
New Hampshire
21.22¢
20.59¢
Maine
22.24¢
23.05¢
Rhode Island
22.7¢
25.41¢
District of Columbia
23.38¢
23.42¢
Alaska
23.42¢
23.71¢
New York
23.56¢
22.4¢
Massachusetts
24.52¢
24.07¢
California
27.33¢
24.1¢
Hawaii
48.05¢
46.19¢