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

17.01¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

15.11¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated February 2025

North Carolina ranks 24th 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 15.11 ¢/kWh (11% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.86 ¢/kWh (11% 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
14%
Non-Renewable
86%

North Carolina Electricity Rates versus other States:

Residential rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
15.11¢
15.52¢
Utah
10.91¢
11.42¢
North Dakota
11.31¢
12.08¢
Idaho
11.34¢
12.29¢
Louisiana
11.87¢
11.84¢
Nebraska
12.25¢
12.13¢
Washington
12.39¢
12.5¢
Montana
12.54¢
13.35¢
Arkansas
12.6¢
11.88¢
Missouri
12.7¢
12.58¢
Wyoming
12.78¢
14.08¢
Oklahoma
13.11¢
14.08¢
Iowa
13.28¢
13.28¢
South Dakota
13.46¢
13.86¢
Tennessee
13.77¢
12.92¢
Kentucky
13.77¢
13.31¢
Mississippi
14.26¢
13.78¢
Florida
14.27¢
14.2¢
Georgia
14.31¢
14¢
New Mexico
14.47¢
14.23¢
Kansas
14.83¢
14.52¢
Oregon
14.84¢
15.25¢
Minnesota
14.86¢
15.8¢
Virginia
14.94¢
15.05¢
Arizona
15.17¢
15.02¢
Colorado
15.26¢
15.47¢
Nevada
15.27¢
14.61¢
Alabama
15.48¢
15.54¢
Texas
15.6¢
15.61¢
West Virginia
15.87¢
16.38¢
South Carolina
15.94¢
15.74¢
Indiana
16.33¢
15.81¢
Ohio
16.56¢
16.63¢
Wisconsin
16.9¢
17.14¢
Illinois
17.21¢
16.58¢
Pennsylvania
18.07¢
18.43¢
Delaware
18.1¢
17.93¢
Maryland
18.42¢
19.21¢
Michigan
18.71¢
19.26¢
District of Columbia
18.93¢
18.59¢
New Jersey
19.64¢
19.58¢
New Hampshire
24.39¢
24.7¢
New York
24.69¢
24.98¢
Alaska
24.7¢
25.52¢
Vermont
25.35¢
23.21¢
Maine
26.3¢
26.22¢
Rhode Island
28.71¢
27.57¢
Connecticut
29.15¢
29.96¢
Massachusetts
30.28¢
29.23¢
California
32.68¢
30.22¢
Hawaii
39.62¢
41.27¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.86¢
11.07¢
North Dakota
6.9¢
6.83¢
Oklahoma
8.26¢
9.75¢
Nebraska
8.3¢
8.35¢
Utah
8.39¢
8.05¢
Virginia
8.69¢
9.33¢
Texas
8.73¢
8.57¢
Idaho
9.08¢
9.44¢
Missouri
9.48¢
9.52¢
Wyoming
9.68¢
9.86¢
Nevada
10¢
9.64¢
Arkansas
10.12¢
10.4¢
Iowa
10.16¢
10.11¢
Louisiana
10.42¢
10.33¢
New Mexico
10.6¢
10.42¢
South Dakota
10.78¢
10.76¢
Washington
10.87¢
10.94¢
Ohio
10.93¢
10.94¢
Florida
11.03¢
10.96¢
Kansas
11.25¢
11.14¢
Pennsylvania
11.3¢
10.95¢
Oregon
11.33¢
11.41¢
Minnesota
11.39¢
11.95¢
South Carolina
11.43¢
11.09¢
Montana
11.53¢
12.08¢
Illinois
11.54¢
12.35¢
Georgia
11.76¢
11.53¢
Arizona
11.85¢
12.31¢
Colorado
11.99¢
11.75¢
Kentucky
12.1¢
11.72¢
Wisconsin
12.19¢
12.09¢
Tennessee
12.48¢
12.04¢
Delaware
12.52¢
12.77¢
West Virginia
12.61¢
11.65¢
Mississippi
12.67¢
12.11¢
Indiana
12.91¢
12.59¢
Maryland
13.11¢
13.17¢
Michigan
13.27¢
13.5¢
Alabama
13.74¢
13.69¢
New Jersey
14.74¢
14.43¢
District of Columbia
17.06¢
16.97¢
New York
17.72¢
19.1¢
California
18.18¢
27.74¢
Maine
18.73¢
18.52¢
New Hampshire
19.44¢
19.93¢
Vermont
20.2¢
19.56¢
Massachusetts
20.9¢
20.59¢
Alaska
21.16¢
21.78¢
Connecticut
22.81¢
23.05¢
Rhode Island
22.97¢
20.05¢
Hawaii
36.15¢
36.87¢