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Fayetteville Public Works Commission electricity rates

What homes pay Fayetteville Public Works Commission for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 76,193 homes in North Carolina. EIA lists it as Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

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Average price
12.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$128 a month
Up 5.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,017 kWh
A month. North Carolina 1,044 kWh
Price rank in North Carolina
7 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Fayetteville Public Works Commission homes paid 12.6¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across North Carolina.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission vs North Carolina

Fayetteville Public Works CommissionNorth Carolina
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.6¢14.8¢
Price in August 202612.6¢14.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$128$154
Bill in August 2026$163$196
Average monthly use1,017 kWh1,044 kWh
Price change, past year+4.7%+5.5%
Price change since 2019+7.9%+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