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Duke Energy Florida electricity rates

What homes pay Duke Energy Florida for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,849,632 homes in Florida. EIA lists it as Duke Energy Florida, LLC.

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Average price
17.1¢ a kWh
Down 2.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Down 4.0% on a year ago
Average use
1,012 kWh
A month. Florida 1,097 kWh
Price rank in Florida
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Duke Energy Florida homes paid 17.1¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Florida.

Duke Energy Florida vs Florida

Duke Energy FloridaFlorida
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.1¢15.4¢
Price in August 202615.2¢15.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$169
Bill in August 2026$201$217
Average monthly use1,012 kWh1,097 kWh
Price change, past year-2.4%+4.4%
Price change since 2019+26%+32%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026