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Electricity & Energy in North Carolina
U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2025 data.
Residential price
14.02¢/kWh
Commercial price
10.25¢/kWh
Industrial price
7.80¢/kWh
Renewable share
13.54%
Residential price over time
2001 – 2025, cents per kWh
Where the power comes from (2025)
Natural gas
40.0%
Nuclear
31.8%
Coal
13.2%
Solar
9.4%
Hydro
3.4%
Other
1.4%
Wind
0.7%
Renewable share, over the years
2001 – 2025, wind + solar + hydro as % of total generation
Natural gas price
Residential: $16.42 per thousand cubic feet (2024)
1967 – 2024, $/MCF
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices are state averages across all utilities and rate plans, not any single bill. Generation-mix figures are reported annually.