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North Carolina

Duke Energy Carolinas electricity rates

What homes pay Duke Energy Carolinas for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 2,000,177 homes in North Carolina. EIA lists it as Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.

Headlines

Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$137 a month
Up 0.7% on a year ago
Average use
984 kWh
A month. North Carolina 1,029 kWh
Price rank in North Carolina
4 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Duke Energy Carolinas homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across North Carolina.

Duke Energy Carolinas vs North Carolina

Duke Energy CarolinasNorth Carolina
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.9¢14.8¢
Price in July 202614.8¢15.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$137$152
Bill in July 2026$187$203
Average monthly use984 kWh1,029 kWh
Price change, past year+2.5%+5.8%
Price change since 2019+35%+29%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.