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.
The Electric Section can be reached at 919-733-2267 or EnergyDivision@psncuc.nc.gov
Electric Utility Rate Schedules including Service Regulations and Line Extension Plans
- Duke Energy To switch between the rate schedules for Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, select the state location marker at the top left corner of the website. Next, select the map of North Carolina, and then choose the lighter map area for Duke Energy Carolina's rates, or the darker area for Duke Energy Progress rates.
- Dominion Energy North Carolina [Residential] [Non-Residential]
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 bills.1 Other tariffs are available for the customer to take advantage of special time-of-use rates offered by each company.
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Duke Energy Progress |
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Effective 1-1-2019 |
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Customer Class |
Rate Schedule |
Demand (kW) |
Energy (kWh) |
Summer Bill |
Winter Bill |
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Residential |
RES |
n/a |
300 |
48.02 |
46.61 |
|
n/a |
500 |
69.76 |
67.40 |
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n/a |
1,000 |
124.10 |
119.37 |
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|
n/a |
1,500 |
178.44 |
171.35 |
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|
n/a |
2,000 |
232.78 |
223.32 |
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Commercial |
SGS Single-Phase Commercial or Governmental |
5 |
360 |
70.53 |
|
|
10 |
720 |
112.10 |
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25 |
1,800 |
219.27 |
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Industrial |
MGS Three-Phase Industrial or Public Authority |
50 |
18,000 |
1,755.57 |
|
|
100 |
36,000 |
3,400.47 |
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|
500 |
72,000 |
8,535.27 |
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|
1,250 |
450,000 |
42,784.67 |
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Industrial
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LGS Industrial or Public Authority
|
1,500 |
540,000 |
51,286.97 |
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5,000 |
1,800,000 |
170,319.17 |
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10,000 |
3,600,000 |
335,365.17 |
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25,000 |
9,000,000 |
815,503.17 |
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50,000 |
18,000,000 |
1,615,733.17 |
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Duke Energy Carolinas |
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Effective 1-1-2019 |
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Customer Class |
Rate Schedule |
Demand (kW) |
Energy (kWh) |
Bill |
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Residential
|
RS (NC)
|
n/a |
300 |
41.65 |
|
n/a |
500 |
60.04 |
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n/a |
1,000 |
106.02 |
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|
n/a |
1,500 |
151.99 |
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|
n/a |
2,000 |
197.97 |
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Commercial |
SGS (NC) |
5 |
360 |
62.35 |
|
10 |
720 |
104.27 |
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25 |
1,800 |
230.05 |
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|
50 |
18,000 |
1,407.30 |
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Commercial
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LGS (NC)
|
100 |
36,000 |
2,814.58 |
|
500 |
72,000 |
7,152.82 |
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1,250 |
450,000 |
38,280.25 |
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Industrial
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I (NC)
|
1,500 |
540,000 |
39,806.41 |
|
5,000 |
1,800,000 |
131,482.36 |
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10,000 |
3,600,000 |
262,448.01 |
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25,000 |
9,000,000 |
655,344.96 |
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50,000 |
18,000,000 |
1,310,173.21 |
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Dominion Energy North Carolina |
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Effective 2-1-2019 |
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Customer Class |
Rate Schedule |
Demand (kW) |
Energy (kWh) |
Summer Bill |
Winter Bill |
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Residential |
Schedule 1 |
n/a |
300 |
46.29 |
41.81 |
|
n/a |
500 |
69.56 |
62.10 |
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n/a |
1,000 |
127.72 |
112.80 |
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|
n/a |
1,500 |
185.89 |
163.51 |
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|
n/a |
2,000 |
244.05 |
214.21 |
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Commercial |
Schedule 5 |
5 |
360 |
59.75 |
56.93 |
|
10 |
720 |
97.35 |
91.70 |
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25 |
1,800 |
209.43 |
195.33 |
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50 |
18,000 |
1,691.78 |
1,552.27 |
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|
100 |
36,000 |
3,272.87 |
2,994.50 |
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Industrial |
Schedule 6P |
500 |
72,000 |
11,607.94 |
|
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1,250 |
450,000 |
41,210.28 |
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1,500 |
540,000 |
49,432.70 |
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5,000 |
1,800,000 |
161,886.55 |
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10,000 |
3,600,000 |
323,674.90 |
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25,000 |
9,000,000 |
809,039.98 |
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50,000 |
18,000,000 |
1,617,981.76 |
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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.
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