Electric Section

Electric matters are handled primarily by engineers in the Electric Section, which represents the public in regulated electric utility matters brought before the Utilities Commission. These matters encompass the following areas: rates and tariffs; energy efficiency program approval and performance; renewable energy; generation plant siting; transmission line siting; power plant operations; fuel procurement; electric resellers; quality of service; and mergers and acquisitions.

The regulated electric utilities in North Carolina are: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Dominion Energy North Carolina, New River Light and Power, and Western Carolina University.

Electric Membership Cooperatives and Municipal Electric Providers are not regulated by the Commission. For issues with electric membership cooperatives, contact the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation at 919-872-0800 or 800-662-8835 or the North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority at 919-814-4696. For issues with municipal electric providers, contact ElectriCities of North Carolina at 919-760-6353.

If you have a complaint regarding your electric service, please contact the Public Staff’s Consumer Services Division at 866-380-9816 or Consumer.Services@psncuc.nc.gov.

The Electric Section can be reached at 919-733-2267 or EnergyInfo@psncuc.nc.gov

Electric Utility Rate Schedules including Service Regulations and Line Extension Plans

Bill Comparison for North Carolina's Electric Utilities

The three largest investor-owned electric utilities in North Carolina are Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy Carolina's, and Dominion Energy North Carolina. These companies provide electric service to customers in assigned service territories according to rates (or tariffs) approved by the Utilities Commission. These rates include various components that comprise the total bill such as customer charge, demand charge, energy charge, fuel charge, renewable energy charge, and energy efficiency charge. 

Below are examples of total bills (excluding sales tax) for various customer classes at various levels of demand and energy use. These examples serve only as representative bills1.  Other tariffs are available for the customer to take advantage of special time-of-use rates offered by each company.

Please see Bill Comparisons2 table below.

Bill Comparisons

Tab/Accordion Items

Duke Energy Progress

Applicable as of October 1, 2023
Customer Class Rate Schedule Demand (kW) Energy (kWh) Summer Bill Winter Bill
Residential RES
Single-Phase
n/a 300 $58.72 $58.72
    n/a 500 $87.50 $87.50
    n/a 1,000 $159.45 $157.45
n/a 1,500 $231.40 $224.40
n/a 2,000 $303.35 $291.35
Commercial SGS
Single-Phase
Commercial or Governmental
5 360 $83.67
10 720 $136.92
25 1,800 $277.10
Industrial MGS
Three-Phase
Industrial or Public Authority
50 18,000 $1,717.42
100 36,000 $3,338.42
500 72,000 $8,314.42
1,250 450,000 $38,855.92
Industrial LGS
Industrial or Public Authority
1,500 540,000 $46,573.62
5,000 1,800,000 $154,621.42
10,000 3,600,000 $375,925.42
25,000 9,000,000 $1,225,687.42
50,000 18,000,000 $2,641,957.42
Details for Rate Schedules RES & SGS
Individual Rate Element Residential RES Commercial SGS
  Summer Bill Winter Bill  
Basic Customer Charge per month $14.00 $14.00 $22.00
Demand Charge per kW $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule RES $0.00000 $0.00000  
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule SGS      
For the first 750 kWh     $0.00000
For the next 1,250 kWh     $0.00000
For all additional kWh     $0.00000
Three-Phase Service Adder per month (excluded for single-phase service) $9.00 $9.00 $9.00
Fuel Adjustment Charge per kWh $0.01379 $0.01379 $0.01422
Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency Charge per kWh $0.00640 $0.00640 $0.00466
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) Charge per month $1.55 $1.55 $8.42
Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy Charge per kWh $0.00013 $0.00013 $0.00013
Joint Agency Asset Rider Charge per kWh $0.00631 $0.00631 $0.00607
Storm Securitization Charge per kWh $0.00284 $0.00284 $0.00329
Excess Deferred Income Tax Charge per kWh -$0.00218 -$0.00218 -$0.00230

 

Duke Energy Carolinas

Applicable as of October 1, 2023
Customer Class Rate Schedule Demand (kW) Energy (kWh) Bill
Residential RS (NC) n/a 300 $49.88
n/a 500 $73.26
n/a 1,000 $131.70
n/a 1,500 $190.15
n/a 2,000 $248.59
Commercial SGS (NC) 5 360 $71.88
10 720 $120.27
25 1,800 $265.58
50 18,000 $1,687.33
Commercial LGS (NC) 100 36,000 $3,392.86
500 72,000 $8,380.41
1,250 450,000 $45,181.21
Industrial I (NC) 1,500 540,000 $46,815.85
5,000 1,800,000 $154,717.73
10,000 3,600,000 $308,863.28
25,000 9,000,000 $771,299.93
50,000 18,000,000 $1,542,027.68
Details for Rate Schedules RS & SGS
Individual Rate Element Residential RS Commercial SGS
Basic Customer Charge per month $14.00 $19.39
Demand Charge per kW for the first 30 kW $0.00 $0.00
Demand Charge per kW for all over 30 kW $0.00 $4.0000
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule RS $0.094884  
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule SGS    
For the First 125 kWh per kW Billing Demand    
For the first 3,000 kWh   $0.113832
For the next 6,000 kWh   $0.067351
For all over 9,000 kWh   $0.066874
For the Next 275 kWh per kW Billing Demand    
For the first 3,000 kWh   $0.062340
For the next 6,000 kWh   $0.054173
For all over 9,000 kWh   $0.051775
For all kWh Over 400 kWh per kW Billing Demand   $0.050432
Fuel Adjustment Charge per kWh $0.022957 $0.017463
Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency Charge per kWh $0.003367 $0.006220
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) Charge per month $0.81 $4.01
Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy Charge per kWh $0.000143 $0.000120
Storm Securitization Charge per kWh $0.000581 $0.000134
Excess Deferred Income Tax Charge per kWh -$0.004842 -$0.002893
Bulk Power Marketing Charge per kWh -$0.000199 -$0.000199

 

 

Dominion Energy North Carolina

Applicable as of October 1, 2023
Customer Class Rate Schedule Demand (kW) Energy (kWh) Summer Bill Winter Bill
Residential Schedule 1 n/a 300 $51.71 $47.36
n/a 500 $78.97 $71.71
n/a 1,000 $147.11 $132.60
n/a 1,500 $215.25 $193.48
n/a 2,000 $283.40 $254.36
Commercial Schedule 5 5 360 $63.74 $61.04
10 720 $107.74 $102.34
25 1,800 $239.02 $225.52
50 18,000 $2,017.96 $1,884.40
100 36,000 $3,931.44 $3,664.93
Industrial Schedule 6P 500 72,000 $12,692.08
1,250 450,000 $49,298.92
1,500 540,000 $59,141.76
5,000 1,800,000 $194,391.55
10,000 3,600,000 $388,698.40
25,000 9,000,000 $971,618.93
50,000 18,000,000 $1,943,153.15
Detail for Rate Schedules 1 & 5
Individual Rate Element Residential Schedule 1 Commercial Schedule 5
  Summer Bill Winter Bill Summer Bill Winter Bill
Basic Customer Charge per month $10.67 $10.67 $18.93 $18.93
Demand Charge per kW for the first 100 kW $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Demand Charge per kW for all over 100 kW $0.00 $0.00 $3.46 $3.46
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule 1 $0.108312 $0.093796    
Base Energy Charge per kWh for Schedule 5        
For the first 800 kWh     $0.094529 $0.087024
For the next 2,200 kWh, add 200 kWh for each kW of demand over 10 through 30 kW and add 100kWh for each kW of demand over 30 kW     $0.093823 $0.086328
Additional kWh     $0.072780 $0.065436
Fuel Adjustment Charge per kWh $0.026008 $0.026008 $0.025975 $0.025975
Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency Charge per kWh $0.001963 $0.001963 $0.001704 $0.001704
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) Charge per month $0.16 $0.16 $0.82 $0.82

 

Note 1: Billing under non-residential schedules may vary because of contract demand, demand relative to other months, minimum or maximum demand provisions, and energy usage during on-peak versus off-peak periods. Billing under these schedules may also be subject to minimum monthly charges, additional charges for three-phase service and additional charges due to a power factor less than 0.85.

Note 2: The Bill Comparison tables are updated annually following the adjustment to each utility’s annual cost riders.

Note 3: To calculate a bill, all Individual Rate Elements should be added to the bill total.