Electricity prices in North Carolina
What homes in North Carolina pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 14.8¢ a kWh
- Up 5.5% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $154 a month
- Up 6.2% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,044 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 35 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, North Carolina homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
North Carolina vs the US
| North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 14.8¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 14.9¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $154 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $196 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,044 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +5.5% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +30% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 14.95¢ |
| July 2026 | 15.16¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.74¢ |
| May 2026 | 15.09¢ |
| April 2026 | 16.25¢ |
| March 2026 | 16.00¢ |
| February 2026 | 14.64¢ |
| January 2026 | 13.68¢ |
| December 2025 | 13.45¢ |
| November 2025 | 14.61¢ |
| October 2025 | 15.01¢ |
| September 2025 | 15.08¢ |
| August 2025 | 14.59¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.35¢ |
| June 2025 | 13.37¢ |
| May 2025 | 14.30¢ |
| April 2025 | 14.54¢ |
| March 2025 | 14.79¢ |
| February 2025 | 14.13¢ |
| January 2025 | 12.50¢ |
| December 2024 | 13.51¢ |
| November 2024 | 14.86¢ |
| October 2024 | 15.23¢ |
| September 2024 | 14.87¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Carolina, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $196 |
| July 2026 | $203 |
| June 2026 | $166 |
| May 2026 | $130 |
| April 2026 | $123 |
| March 2026 | $134 |
| February 2026 | $173 |
| January 2026 | $185 |
| December 2025 | $161 |
| November 2025 | $124 |
| October 2025 | $119 |
| September 2025 | $139 |
| August 2025 | $167 |
| July 2025 | $186 |
| June 2025 | $155 |
| May 2025 | $121 |
| April 2025 | $112 |
| March 2025 | $128 |
| February 2025 | $153 |
| January 2025 | $188 |
| December 2024 | $154 |
| November 2024 | $120 |
| October 2024 | $119 |
| September 2024 | $141 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Carolina, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including July 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | $34.09 |
| June 2026 | $30.10 |
| May 2026 | $27.56 |
| April 2026 | $29.89 |
| February 2026 | $17.50 |
| January 2026 | $17.89 |
| December 2025 | $17.87 |
| November 2025 | $20.48 |
| October 2025 | $25.52 |
| September 2025 | $26.95 |
| August 2025 | $29.28 |
| July 2025 | $31.48 |
| June 2025 | $30.13 |
| May 2025 | $34.03 |
| March 2025 | $21.09 |
| February 2025 | $16.51 |
| January 2025 | $13.28 |
| December 2024 | $14.17 |
| November 2024 | $19.97 |
| October 2024 | $21.05 |
| September 2024 | $23.89 |
| August 2024 | $24.55 |
| July 2024 | $24.76 |
| June 2024 | $25.69 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Carolina, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in North Carolina
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 74% of homes in North Carolina; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Duke Energy CarolinasInvestor-owned | 14.0¢ | +2.9% |
| Duke Energy ProgressInvestor-owned | 16.4¢ | +7.3% |
| Brunswick Electric EMCCooperative | 14.7¢ | +5.6% |
| Dominion Energy VirginiaInvestor-owned | 13.5¢ | +3.7% |
| Jones-Onslow Electric EMCCooperative | 14.3¢ | +8.7% |
| Fayetteville Public Works CommissionMunicipal | 12.6¢ | +4.7% |
| Rutherford Electric EMCCooperative | 13.2¢ | +0.1% |
Heating fuels in North Carolina: heating oil, propane.