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

16.26¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

13.49¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated March 2025

North Carolina ranks 17th 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 13.49 ¢/kWh (17% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.92 ¢/kWh (14% 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
13.49¢
14.85¢
North Dakota
10.21¢
11.3¢
Nebraska
10.78¢
12.21¢
Idaho
10.97¢
11.3¢
Utah
11.02¢
10.88¢
Oklahoma
11.52¢
12.9¢
Missouri
11.57¢
12.53¢
Louisiana
11.7¢
11.91¢
Arkansas
11.74¢
12.62¢
Wyoming
11.78¢
12.78¢
Washington
11.83¢
12.37¢
Montana
11.87¢
12.52¢
South Dakota
12.42¢
13.45¢
Iowa
12.43¢
13.34¢
Tennessee
13.04¢
13.69¢
Kentucky
13.28¢
13.94¢
Mississippi
13.44¢
14.07¢
Georgia
13.49¢
14.29¢
Kansas
13.85¢
14.75¢
South Carolina
13.87¢
15.54¢
Minnesota
14.05¢
14.99¢
Oregon
14.12¢
14.85¢
Florida
14.2¢
14.25¢
New Mexico
14.26¢
14.25¢
Indiana
14.42¢
16.33¢
Virginia
14.46¢
14.86¢
West Virginia
14.51¢
15.87¢
Nevada
14.88¢
15.26¢
Alabama
14.91¢
15.51¢
Colorado
15.16¢
15.16¢
Arizona
15.2¢
15.18¢
Texas
15.32¢
15.69¢
Ohio
15.98¢
16.56¢
Illinois
15.99¢
17.14¢
Wisconsin
16.31¢
16.97¢
Delaware
16.68¢
18.09¢
Pennsylvania
17.6¢
18.08¢
Maryland
18.15¢
18.43¢
Michigan
18.41¢
18.83¢
District of Columbia
18.83¢
18.92¢
New Jersey
19.49¢
19.64¢
Vermont
22.29¢
25.41¢
Alaska
22.38¢
24.7¢
New Hampshire
23.62¢
24.39¢
New York
24.37¢
24.7¢
Rhode Island
25.31¢
29.1¢
Maine
26.29¢
26.26¢
Connecticut
28.16¢
29.18¢
California
30.55¢
32.73¢
Massachusetts
31.22¢
30.36¢
Hawaii
42.34¢
39.62¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.92¢
10.73¢
North Dakota
7.18¢
6.82¢
Utah
7.77¢
8.36¢
Nebraska
8.2¢
8.31¢
Idaho
8.34¢
9.08¢
Oklahoma
8.48¢
8.27¢
Texas
8.85¢
8.84¢
Virginia
9.05¢
8.47¢
Wyoming
9.07¢
9.68¢
Missouri
9.45¢
9.45¢
Nevada
9.85¢
10.06¢
Arkansas
10.11¢
10.12¢
Iowa
10.19¢
10.18¢
New Mexico
10.49¢
10.38¢
Oregon
10.58¢
10.77¢
Washington
10.59¢
10.8¢
South Dakota
10.61¢
10.78¢
South Carolina
10.62¢
11.23¢
Ohio
10.68¢
10.9¢
Louisiana
10.73¢
10.5¢
Kansas
10.74¢
11.06¢
Montana
10.95¢
11.52¢
Minnesota
10.98¢
11.51¢
Pennsylvania
11.12¢
11.32¢
Colorado
11.12¢
11.85¢
Florida
11.2¢
11.13¢
Georgia
11.31¢
11.06¢
Illinois
11.64¢
11.45¢
Wisconsin
11.76¢
12.33¢
West Virginia
11.77¢
12.61¢
Kentucky
11.91¢
11.98¢
Arizona
11.92¢
11.89¢
Mississippi
12.34¢
12.56¢
Indiana
12.45¢
12.95¢
Tennessee
12.73¢
12.46¢
Delaware
12.83¢
12.51¢
Maryland
13.55¢
13.12¢
Michigan
13.73¢
13.36¢
Alabama
13.83¢
13.72¢
New Jersey
14.76¢
14.74¢
District of Columbia
17.53¢
17.06¢
Alaska
18.43¢
21.16¢
New York
18.77¢
17.73¢
Maine
19.57¢
18.69¢
Vermont
19.58¢
20.21¢
New Hampshire
19.91¢
19.44¢
Massachusetts
22.46¢
20.94¢
California
23.13¢
18.18¢
Connecticut
23.4¢
22.87¢
Rhode Island
24.08¢
22.68¢
Hawaii
38.29¢
36.16¢