North Carolina Electricity Price Changelog
Month-over-month changes in the North Carolina average residential electricity price (¢/kWh), derived from Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. Dataset last updated Jul 7, 2026 (UTC). The EIA publishes monthly data with a reporting lag, so the latest entry reflects April 2026 activity. · Methodology
U.S. price changelog · North Carolina price history · North Carolina rates
Each row is one month: the average price and the change versus the prior month (absolute ¢/kWh and percent). The most recent months are always shown; older months appear only when the move was notable (≥3% or ≥0.5¢).
| Month | Avg price (¢/kWh) | MoM change |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 16.25 | +0.25¢ (+1.6%) |
| March 2026 · notable | 16.00 | +1.36¢ (+9.3%) |
| February 2026 · notable | 14.64 | +0.96¢ (+7.0%) |
| January 2026 | 13.68 | +0.21¢ (+1.6%) |
| December 2025 · notable | 13.47 | −1.17¢ (−8.0%) |
| November 2025 | 14.64 | −0.41¢ (−2.7%) |
| October 2025 | 15.05 | −0.07¢ (−0.5%) |
| September 2025 · notable | 15.12 | +0.52¢ (+3.6%) |
| August 2025 · notable | 14.60 | +1.23¢ (+9.2%) |
| July 2025 | 13.37 | −0.01¢ (−0.1%) |
| June 2025 · notable | 13.38 | −0.94¢ (−6.6%) |
| May 2025 | 14.32 | −0.21¢ (−1.4%) |
| April 2025 | 14.53 | −0.27¢ (−1.8%) |
| March 2025 · notable | 14.80 | +0.61¢ (+4.3%) |
| February 2025 · notable | 14.19 | +1.68¢ (+13.4%) |
| January 2025 · notable | 12.51 | −1.00¢ (−7.4%) |
| December 2024 · notable | 13.51 | −1.35¢ (−9.1%) |
| November 2024 | 14.86 | −0.37¢ (−2.4%) |
| October 2024 | 15.23 | +0.36¢ (+2.4%) |
| September 2024 · notable | 14.87 | +0.96¢ (+6.9%) |
| August 2024 | 13.91 | +0.24¢ (+1.8%) |
| July 2024 | 13.67 | +0.22¢ (+1.6%) |
| June 2024 · notable | 13.45 | −0.47¢ (−3.4%) |
| May 2024 · notable | 13.92 | −0.80¢ (−5.4%) |
| April 2024 · notable | 14.72 | −0.62¢ (−4.0%) |
| March 2024 · notable | 15.34 | +0.46¢ (+3.1%) |
| February 2024 · notable | 14.88 | +2.04¢ (+15.9%) |
| December 2023 · notable | 12.97 | −0.42¢ (−3.1%) |
| November 2023 · notable | 13.39 | −1.01¢ (−7.0%) |
| October 2023 · notable | 14.40 | +0.68¢ (+5.0%) |
| September 2023 · notable | 13.72 | +1.02¢ (+8.0%) |
| February 2023 · notable | 12.75 | +0.38¢ (+3.1%) |
| January 2023 · notable | 12.37 | +0.89¢ (+7.8%) |
| December 2022 · notable | 11.48 | −0.41¢ (−3.4%) |
| November 2022 · notable | 11.89 | −1.08¢ (−8.3%) |
| September 2022 · notable | 12.64 | +0.77¢ (+6.5%) |
| August 2022 · notable | 11.87 | +0.35¢ (+3.0%) |
| June 2022 · notable | 11.33 | −0.35¢ (−3.0%) |
| March 2022 · notable | 11.79 | +0.96¢ (+8.9%) |
| January 2022 · notable | 10.52 | −0.62¢ (−5.6%) |
| November 2021 · notable | 11.44 | −0.66¢ (−5.5%) |
| September 2021 · notable | 11.83 | +0.50¢ (+4.4%) |
| February 2021 · notable | 10.98 | +0.59¢ (+5.7%) |
| December 2020 · notable | 10.51 | −1.00¢ (−8.7%) |
| November 2020 · notable | 11.51 | −0.52¢ (−4.3%) |
| September 2020 · notable | 12.00 | +0.58¢ (+5.1%) |
| February 2020 · notable | 11.36 | +0.46¢ (+4.2%) |
| December 2019 · notable | 10.88 | −0.55¢ (−4.8%) |
| November 2019 · notable | 11.43 | −0.47¢ (−3.9%) |
| May 2019 · notable | 11.40 | −0.78¢ (−6.4%) |
| April 2019 · notable | 12.18 | +0.91¢ (+8.1%) |
| February 2019 · notable | 11.50 | +0.64¢ (+5.9%) |
| December 2018 · notable | 10.63 | −0.50¢ (−4.5%) |
| November 2018 · notable | 11.13 | −0.62¢ (−5.3%) |
| October 2018 · notable | 11.75 | +0.36¢ (+3.2%) |
| May 2018 · notable | 11.24 | −0.46¢ (−3.9%) |
| April 2018 · notable | 11.70 | +0.69¢ (+6.3%) |
| February 2018 · notable | 11.25 | +1.15¢ (+11.4%) |
| December 2017 · notable | 10.13 | −0.62¢ (−5.8%) |
| November 2017 · notable | 10.75 | −0.70¢ (−6.1%) |
| September 2017 · notable | 11.54 | +0.36¢ (+3.2%) |
| April 2017 · notable | 11.26 | +0.41¢ (+3.8%) |
| February 2017 · notable | 10.99 | +0.67¢ (+6.5%) |
| December 2016 · notable | 10.20 | −0.91¢ (−8.2%) |
| November 2016 · notable | 11.11 | −0.52¢ (−4.5%) |
| March 2016 · notable | 11.54 | +0.87¢ (+8.2%) |
| February 2016 · notable | 10.67 | +0.36¢ (+3.5%) |
| January 2016 · notable | 10.31 | −0.50¢ (−4.6%) |
| December 2015 · notable | 10.81 | −0.58¢ (−5.1%) |
| November 2015 · notable | 11.39 | −0.68¢ (−5.6%) |
| July 2015 · notable | 11.45 | +0.36¢ (+3.2%) |
| May 2015 · notable | 11.40 | −0.68¢ (−5.6%) |
| April 2015 · notable | 12.08 | +0.86¢ (+7.7%) |
| March 2015 · notable | 11.22 | +0.56¢ (+5.3%) |
| November 2014 · notable | 10.63 | −1.26¢ (−10.6%) |
| May 2014 · notable | 11.36 | −0.45¢ (−3.8%) |
| April 2014 · notable | 11.81 | +0.89¢ (+8.2%) |
| February 2014 · notable | 11.01 | +0.75¢ (+7.3%) |
| December 2013 · notable | 10.56 | −0.43¢ (−3.9%) |
| November 2013 · notable | 10.99 | −0.87¢ (−7.3%) |
| April 2013 · notable | 11.10 | +0.75¢ (+7.2%) |
| November 2012 · notable | 10.53 | −0.88¢ (−7.7%) |
| May 2012 · notable | 10.80 | −0.62¢ (−5.4%) |
| April 2012 · notable | 11.42 | +0.42¢ (+3.8%) |
| February 2012 · notable | 10.76 | +0.67¢ (+6.6%) |
| November 2011 · notable | 10.35 | −0.82¢ (−7.3%) |
| September 2011 · notable | 10.95 | +0.52¢ (+5.0%) |
| June 2011 · notable | 10.13 | −0.32¢ (−3.1%) |
| February 2011 · notable | 10.09 | +0.76¢ (+8.1%) |
| December 2010 · notable | 9.44 | −0.64¢ (−6.3%) |
| November 2010 · notable | 10.08 | −0.56¢ (−5.3%) |
| April 2010 · notable | 10.55 | +0.64¢ (+6.5%) |
| February 2010 · notable | 9.99 | +0.63¢ (+6.7%) |
| December 2009 · notable | 9.50 | −0.72¢ (−7.0%) |
| November 2009 · notable | 10.22 | −0.42¢ (−3.9%) |
| September 2009 · notable | 10.39 | +0.33¢ (+3.3%) |
| April 2009 · notable | 10.17 | +0.38¢ (+3.9%) |
| February 2009 · notable | 9.80 | +0.41¢ (+4.4%) |
| December 2008 · notable | 9.29 | −0.34¢ (−3.5%) |
| November 2008 · notable | 9.63 | −0.64¢ (−6.2%) |
| July 2008 · notable | 9.85 | +0.33¢ (+3.5%) |
| April 2008 · notable | 9.54 | +0.37¢ (+4.0%) |
| March 2008 · notable | 9.17 | +0.32¢ (+3.6%) |
| January 2008 · notable | 8.75 | −0.44¢ (−4.8%) |
| December 2007 · notable | 9.19 | −0.39¢ (−4.1%) |
| November 2007 · notable | 9.58 | −0.43¢ (−4.3%) |
| October 2007 · notable | 10.01 | +0.37¢ (+3.8%) |
| July 2007 · notable | 9.67 | +0.35¢ (+3.8%) |
| April 2007 · notable | 9.61 | +0.40¢ (+4.3%) |
| March 2007 · notable | 9.21 | +0.33¢ (+3.7%) |
| December 2006 · notable | 8.85 | −0.38¢ (−4.1%) |
| November 2006 · notable | 9.23 | −0.53¢ (−5.4%) |
| September 2006 · notable | 9.68 | +0.37¢ (+4.0%) |
| April 2006 · notable | 9.16 | +0.42¢ (+4.8%) |
| December 2005 · notable | 8.43 | −0.75¢ (−8.2%) |
| October 2005 · notable | 9.38 | +0.44¢ (+4.9%) |
| June 2005 · notable | 8.57 | −0.28¢ (−3.2%) |
| April 2005 · notable | 8.72 | +0.37¢ (+4.4%) |
| December 2004 · notable | 8.14 | −0.73¢ (−8.2%) |
| July 2004 · notable | 8.56 | +0.34¢ (+4.1%) |
| March 2004 · notable | 8.32 | +0.28¢ (+3.5%) |
| December 2003 · notable | 7.87 | −0.81¢ (−9.3%) |
| November 2003 · notable | 8.68 | −0.29¢ (−3.2%) |
| October 2003 · notable | 8.97 | +0.29¢ (+3.3%) |
| April 2003 · notable | 8.58 | +0.44¢ (+5.4%) |
| March 2003 · notable | 8.14 | +0.30¢ (+3.8%) |
| December 2002 · notable | 7.73 | −0.63¢ (−7.5%) |
| November 2002 · notable | 8.36 | −0.27¢ (−3.1%) |
| February 2002 · notable | 8.04 | +0.24¢ (+3.1%) |
| January 2002 · notable | 7.80 | −0.26¢ (−3.2%) |
| November 2001 · notable | 8.23 | −0.44¢ (−5.1%) |
| October 2001 · notable | 8.67 | +0.32¢ (+3.8%) |
| March 2001 · notable | 8.02 | +0.25¢ (+3.2%) |
| February 2001 · notable | 7.77 | +0.24¢ (+3.2%) |