North Carolina Electricity Price History
Dataset last updated May 28, 2026 (UTC). The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly state data with a reporting lag, so the series above reflects March 2026 activity. · Methodology
This monthly series shows the state-level average residential electricity price in cents per kWh and is intended for trend context.
Trend: Up from 2001-01 (7.53¢/kWh) to 2026-03 (16.00¢/kWh)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Showing 303 of 303 months. Last 24 months
| Month | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2001-01 | 7.53 |
| 2001-02 | 7.77 |
| 2001-03 | 8.02 |
| 2001-04 | 8.00 |
| 2001-05 | 8.22 |
| 2001-06 | 8.19 |
| 2001-07 | 8.31 |
| 2001-08 | 8.35 |
| 2001-09 | 8.35 |
| 2001-10 | 8.67 |
| 2001-11 | 8.23 |
| 2001-12 | 8.06 |
| 2002-01 | 7.80 |
| 2002-02 | 8.04 |
| 2002-03 | 8.08 |
| 2002-04 | 8.25 |
| 2002-05 | 8.26 |
| 2002-06 | 8.14 |
| 2002-07 | 8.36 |
| 2002-08 | 8.35 |
| 2002-09 | 8.46 |
| 2002-10 | 8.63 |
| 2002-11 | 8.36 |
| 2002-12 | 7.73 |
| 2003-01 | 7.90 |
| 2003-02 | 7.84 |
| 2003-03 | 8.14 |
| 2003-04 | 8.58 |
| 2003-05 | 8.45 |
| 2003-06 | 8.33 |
| 2003-07 | 8.41 |
| 2003-08 | 8.57 |
| 2003-09 | 8.68 |
| 2003-10 | 8.97 |
| 2003-11 | 8.68 |
| 2003-12 | 7.87 |
| 2004-01 | 7.92 |
| 2004-02 | 8.04 |
| 2004-03 | 8.32 |
| 2004-04 | 8.54 |
| 2004-05 | 8.44 |
| 2004-06 | 8.22 |
| 2004-07 | 8.56 |
| 2004-08 | 8.75 |
| 2004-09 | 8.96 |
| 2004-10 | 9.11 |
| 2004-11 | 8.87 |
| 2004-12 | 8.14 |
| 2005-01 | 8.10 |
| 2005-02 | 8.30 |
| 2005-03 | 8.35 |
| 2005-04 | 8.72 |
| 2005-05 | 8.85 |
| 2005-06 | 8.57 |
| 2005-07 | 8.67 |
| 2005-08 | 8.76 |
| 2005-09 | 8.94 |
| 2005-10 | 9.38 |
| 2005-11 | 9.18 |
| 2005-12 | 8.43 |
| 2006-01 | 8.57 |
| 2006-02 | 8.77 |
| 2006-03 | 8.74 |
| 2006-04 | 9.16 |
| 2006-05 | 9.23 |
| 2006-06 | 9.03 |
| 2006-07 | 9.20 |
| 2006-08 | 9.31 |
| 2006-09 | 9.68 |
| 2006-10 | 9.76 |
| 2006-11 | 9.23 |
| 2006-12 | 8.85 |
| 2007-01 | 8.85 |
| 2007-02 | 8.88 |
| 2007-03 | 9.21 |
| 2007-04 | 9.61 |
| 2007-05 | 9.48 |
| 2007-06 | 9.32 |
| 2007-07 | 9.67 |
| 2007-08 | 9.51 |
| 2007-09 | 9.64 |
| 2007-10 | 10.01 |
| 2007-11 | 9.58 |
| 2007-12 | 9.19 |
| 2008-01 | 8.75 |
| 2008-02 | 8.85 |
| 2008-03 | 9.17 |
| 2008-04 | 9.54 |
| 2008-05 | 9.78 |
| 2008-06 | 9.52 |
| 2008-07 | 9.85 |
| 2008-08 | 9.84 |
| 2008-09 | 10.02 |
| 2008-10 | 10.27 |
| 2008-11 | 9.63 |
| 2008-12 | 9.29 |
| 2009-01 | 9.39 |
| 2009-02 | 9.80 |
| 2009-03 | 9.79 |
| 2009-04 | 10.17 |
| 2009-05 | 10.22 |
| 2009-06 | 9.98 |
| 2009-07 | 10.20 |
| 2009-08 | 10.06 |
| 2009-09 | 10.39 |
| 2009-10 | 10.64 |
| 2009-11 | 10.22 |
| 2009-12 | 9.50 |
| 2010-01 | 9.36 |
| 2010-02 | 9.99 |
| 2010-03 | 9.91 |
| 2010-04 | 10.55 |
| 2010-05 | 10.37 |
| 2010-06 | 10.14 |
| 2010-07 | 10.43 |
| 2010-08 | 10.52 |
| 2010-09 | 10.54 |
| 2010-10 | 10.64 |
| 2010-11 | 10.08 |
| 2010-12 | 9.44 |
| 2011-01 | 9.33 |
| 2011-02 | 10.09 |
| 2011-03 | 10.13 |
| 2011-04 | 10.33 |
| 2011-05 | 10.45 |
| 2011-06 | 10.13 |
| 2011-07 | 10.37 |
| 2011-08 | 10.43 |
| 2011-09 | 10.95 |
| 2011-10 | 11.17 |
| 2011-11 | 10.35 |
| 2011-12 | 10.08 |
| 2012-01 | 10.09 |
| 2012-02 | 10.76 |
| 2012-03 | 11.00 |
| 2012-04 | 11.42 |
| 2012-05 | 10.80 |
| 2012-06 | 11.00 |
| 2012-07 | 11.03 |
| 2012-08 | 11.23 |
| 2012-09 | 11.52 |
| 2012-10 | 11.41 |
| 2012-11 | 10.53 |
| 2012-12 | 10.41 |
| 2013-01 | 10.24 |
| 2013-02 | 10.51 |
| 2013-03 | 10.35 |
| 2013-04 | 11.10 |
| 2013-05 | 11.27 |
| 2013-06 | 11.11 |
| 2013-07 | 11.24 |
| 2013-08 | 11.41 |
| 2013-09 | 11.56 |
| 2013-10 | 11.86 |
| 2013-11 | 10.99 |
| 2013-12 | 10.56 |
| 2014-01 | 10.26 |
| 2014-02 | 11.01 |
| 2014-03 | 10.92 |
| 2014-04 | 11.81 |
| 2014-05 | 11.36 |
| 2014-06 | 11.38 |
| 2014-07 | 11.28 |
| 2014-08 | 11.42 |
| 2014-09 | 11.57 |
| 2014-10 | 11.89 |
| 2014-11 | 10.63 |
| 2014-12 | 10.46 |
| 2015-01 | 10.52 |
| 2015-02 | 10.66 |
| 2015-03 | 11.22 |
| 2015-04 | 12.08 |
| 2015-05 | 11.40 |
| 2015-06 | 11.09 |
| 2015-07 | 11.45 |
| 2015-08 | 11.60 |
| 2015-09 | 11.88 |
| 2015-10 | 12.07 |
| 2015-11 | 11.39 |
| 2015-12 | 10.81 |
| 2016-01 | 10.31 |
| 2016-02 | 10.67 |
| 2016-03 | 11.54 |
| 2016-04 | 11.60 |
| 2016-05 | 11.29 |
| 2016-06 | 11.02 |
| 2016-07 | 11.07 |
| 2016-08 | 11.24 |
| 2016-09 | 11.31 |
| 2016-10 | 11.63 |
| 2016-11 | 11.11 |
| 2016-12 | 10.20 |
| 2017-01 | 10.32 |
| 2017-02 | 10.99 |
| 2017-03 | 10.85 |
| 2017-04 | 11.26 |
| 2017-05 | 11.13 |
| 2017-06 | 10.92 |
| 2017-07 | 11.02 |
| 2017-08 | 11.18 |
| 2017-09 | 11.54 |
| 2017-10 | 11.45 |
| 2017-11 | 10.75 |
| 2017-12 | 10.13 |
| 2018-01 | 10.10 |
| 2018-02 | 11.25 |
| 2018-03 | 11.01 |
| 2018-04 | 11.70 |
| 2018-05 | 11.24 |
| 2018-06 | 11.05 |
| 2018-07 | 11.23 |
| 2018-08 | 11.29 |
| 2018-09 | 11.39 |
| 2018-10 | 11.75 |
| 2018-11 | 11.13 |
| 2018-12 | 10.63 |
| 2019-01 | 10.86 |
| 2019-02 | 11.50 |
| 2019-03 | 11.27 |
| 2019-04 | 12.18 |
| 2019-05 | 11.40 |
| 2019-06 | 11.43 |
| 2019-07 | 11.35 |
| 2019-08 | 11.54 |
| 2019-09 | 11.63 |
| 2019-10 | 11.90 |
| 2019-11 | 11.43 |
| 2019-12 | 10.88 |
| 2020-01 | 10.90 |
| 2020-02 | 11.36 |
| 2020-03 | 11.55 |
| 2020-04 | 11.87 |
| 2020-05 | 11.61 |
| 2020-06 | 11.31 |
| 2020-07 | 11.12 |
| 2020-08 | 11.42 |
| 2020-09 | 12.00 |
| 2020-10 | 12.03 |
| 2020-11 | 11.51 |
| 2020-12 | 10.51 |
| 2021-01 | 10.39 |
| 2021-02 | 10.98 |
| 2021-03 | 11.28 |
| 2021-04 | 11.51 |
| 2021-05 | 11.65 |
| 2021-06 | 11.34 |
| 2021-07 | 11.38 |
| 2021-08 | 11.33 |
| 2021-09 | 11.83 |
| 2021-10 | 12.10 |
| 2021-11 | 11.44 |
| 2021-12 | 11.14 |
| 2022-01 | 10.52 |
| 2022-02 | 10.83 |
| 2022-03 | 11.79 |
| 2022-04 | 11.80 |
| 2022-05 | 11.68 |
| 2022-06 | 11.33 |
| 2022-07 | 11.52 |
| 2022-08 | 11.87 |
| 2022-09 | 12.64 |
| 2022-10 | 12.97 |
| 2022-11 | 11.89 |
| 2022-12 | 11.48 |
| 2023-01 | 12.37 |
| 2023-02 | 12.75 |
| 2023-03 | 12.67 |
| 2023-04 | 12.91 |
| 2023-05 | 12.90 |
| 2023-06 | 12.57 |
| 2023-07 | 12.39 |
| 2023-08 | 12.70 |
| 2023-09 | 13.72 |
| 2023-10 | 14.40 |
| 2023-11 | 13.39 |
| 2023-12 | 12.97 |
| 2024-01 | 12.84 |
| 2024-02 | 14.88 |
| 2024-03 | 15.34 |
| 2024-04 | 14.72 |
| 2024-05 | 13.92 |
| 2024-06 | 13.45 |
| 2024-07 | 13.67 |
| 2024-08 | 13.91 |
| 2024-09 | 14.87 |
| 2024-10 | 15.23 |
| 2024-11 | 14.86 |
| 2024-12 | 13.51 |
| 2025-01 | 12.51 |
| 2025-02 | 14.19 |
| 2025-03 | 14.80 |
| 2025-04 | 14.53 |
| 2025-05 | 14.32 |
| 2025-06 | 13.38 |
| 2025-07 | 13.37 |
| 2025-08 | 14.60 |
| 2025-09 | 15.12 |
| 2025-10 | 15.05 |
| 2025-11 | 14.64 |
| 2025-12 | 13.47 |
| 2026-01 | 13.68 |
| 2026-02 | 14.64 |
| 2026-03 | 16.00 |