Commercial electricity rates in North Carolina

What businesses in North Carolina actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 9.53¢ to 11.24¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

North Carolina by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for North Carolina.

Commercial customers in North Carolina pay 28% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in North Carolina used 6,920 kWh in August 2026. At 10.73¢ per kWh that is about $743 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, North Carolina's commercial price rose 5.7%, from 10.15¢ in September 2023 to 10.73¢. The high point was 11.24¢ in February 2024 and the low 9.53¢ in November 2023 — a spread of 18% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was February (11.06¢) and the cheapest January (10.09¢), a seasonal swing of 10%.

North Carolina against its region

North Carolina is in EIA's South Atlantic division, where the commercial average was 12.31¢ in August 2026. North Carolina is 13% below that, and 1 of 9 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Virginia, Florida, West Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia.

States priced near North Carolina

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states