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Brunswick Electric EMC electricity rates

What homes pay Brunswick Electric EMC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 112,509 homes in North Carolina. EIA lists it as Brunswick Electric Member Corp.

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Average price
14.7¢ a kWh
Up 5.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$149 a month
Up 5.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,013 kWh
A month. North Carolina 1,044 kWh
Price rank in North Carolina
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Brunswick Electric EMC homes paid 14.7¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across North Carolina.

Brunswick Electric EMC vs North Carolina

Brunswick Electric EMCNorth Carolina
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.7¢14.8¢
Price in August 202614.9¢14.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$149$154
Bill in August 2026$209$196
Average monthly use1,013 kWh1,044 kWh
Price change, past year+5.6%+5.5%
Price change since 2019+14%+30%

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