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

18.31¢

/kWh

North Carolina Electricity Rate

15.16¢

/kWh

Average North Carolina Electric Rates

Last updated October 2026

North Carolina ranks 16th 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 15.16 ¢/kWh (17% lower than the national average).
  • The average North Carolina commercial electricity rate is 10.73 ¢/kWh (26% 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
15%
Non-Renewable
85%

North Carolina Electricity Rates versus other States:

Residential rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
15.16¢
14.74¢
Louisiana
12.72¢
13.49¢
Nevada
12.77¢
13.11¢
Utah
13.12¢
13.37¢
North Dakota
13.41¢
14.12¢
Tennessee
13.71¢
14.07¢
Idaho
13.73¢
14.37¢
Nebraska
13.78¢
13.25¢
Kentucky
13.81¢
14.26¢
Arkansas
14.33¢
14.12¢
Oklahoma
14.35¢
14.33¢
Wyoming
14.36¢
15.24¢
Mississippi
14.54¢
14.88¢
Washington
14.71¢
14.91¢
Montana
14.99¢
15.14¢
Florida
15.03¢
15.1¢
Kansas
15.27¢
15.71¢
South Dakota
15.37¢
15.36¢
Arizona
15.38¢
15.18¢
South Carolina
15.47¢
15.55¢
West Virginia
15.78¢
15.45¢
Texas
15.88¢
15.94¢
Oregon
15.97¢
16.32¢
Iowa
15.99¢
15.93¢
New Mexico
16.09¢
15.06¢
Missouri
16.09¢
16.22¢
Georgia
16.27¢
16.36¢
Alabama
16.4¢
16.4¢
Indiana
16.73¢
17.51¢
Colorado
17¢
17.13¢
Minnesota
17.45¢
17.52¢
Virginia
17.55¢
17.22¢
Delaware
18.48¢
19.29¢
Wisconsin
19.06¢
19.56¢
Illinois
19.22¢
19.89¢
Ohio
19.45¢
19.19¢
Maryland
21.41¢
21.84¢
Pennsylvania
21.72¢
21.73¢
Michigan
23.05¢
22.99¢
Vermont
23.75¢
24.44¢
Connecticut
24.16¢
24.32¢
New Jersey
25.19¢
24.95¢
District of Columbia
25.21¢
24.39¢
New Hampshire
26.6¢
27.01¢
Rhode Island
28.29¢
29.23¢
Alaska
28.83¢
28.21¢
New York
29.9¢
29.49¢
Massachusetts
30.49¢
29.61¢
Maine
32.41¢
29.59¢
California
33.61¢
34.74¢
Hawaii
48¢
52.72¢

Business rates:

State
Current Month
Previous Month
North Carolina
10.73¢
10.51¢
North Dakota
8.22¢
8.02¢
Texas
8.47¢
8.66¢
Nebraska
9.39¢
8.82¢
Nevada
9.72¢
9.83¢
Idaho
10.16¢
9.92¢
Wyoming
10.26¢
10.01¢
Oklahoma
10.32¢
9.9¢
Oregon
10.6¢
10.59¢
Utah
10.85¢
10.99¢
Louisiana
10.97¢
11.64¢
Florida
11.37¢
11.47¢
West Virginia
11.44¢
11.09¢
South Carolina
11.61¢
11.62¢
Virginia
11.68¢
10.99¢
Arkansas
11.76¢
11.54¢
Washington
11.78¢
11.77¢
New Mexico
11.9¢
10.82¢
Kentucky
11.95¢
12.4¢
Kansas
12.04¢
12.27¢
South Dakota
12.17¢
11.35¢
Georgia
12.54¢
11.91¢
Missouri
12.64¢
12.71¢
Arizona
13.12¢
12.47¢
Iowa
13.27¢
12.79¢
Indiana
13.3¢
14.15¢
Montana
13.33¢
13.48¢
Tennessee
13.43¢
13.94¢
Minnesota
13.49¢
13.68¢
Mississippi
13.65¢
13.83¢
Delaware
13.8¢
14.4¢
Colorado
13.81¢
14.19¢
Pennsylvania
13.86¢
13.33¢
Wisconsin
13.93¢
14.05¢
Ohio
14.06¢
13.77¢
Alabama
14.83¢
14.67¢
Illinois
15.19¢
14.53¢
Michigan
16.46¢
16.63¢
Maryland
17.51¢
16.84¢
New Jersey
19.17¢
18.47¢
Connecticut
19.87¢
19.62¢
New Hampshire
20.63¢
21.22¢
Vermont
20.71¢
21.22¢
Maine
21.64¢
22.24¢
Alaska
23.29¢
23.42¢
Rhode Island
23.43¢
22.7¢
District of Columbia
23.88¢
23.38¢
New York
24.18¢
23.56¢
Massachusetts
24.41¢
24.52¢
California
30.56¢
27.33¢
Hawaii
43.63¢
48.05¢