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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC served 1,961,108 residential customers in North Carolina in 2025 (38.0% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 54 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority DUK.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 996 kWh
- At 13.41¢/kWh
- $134
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 13.41¢ sits.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC averaged 13.41¢ per kWh against a North Carolina residential average of 14.02¢: 4.3% below the state figure. Among the 3 investor owned utilities in North Carolina with bundled residential sales, it ranks 2nd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC home used 1,005 kWh a month at 10.36¢ and paid $104. In 2025 it used 996 kWh at 13.41¢ and paid $134: the price per kWh is up 29.4%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.36 | 13.41 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,005 | 996 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 104.12 | 133.63 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,961,108 | 23,445,019 | 13.41 |
| Commercial | 309,423 | 24,703,201 | 9.25 |
| Industrial | 4,364 | 11,601,349 | 7.72 |
| Transportation | 1 | 12,494 | 9.8 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 39.2% of the electricity Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC sold in North Carolina in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
27,157 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 27,157installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 190.4 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 13.8installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
44 counties.
AlamanceAlexanderAnsonBuncombeBurkeCabarrusCaldwellCaswellCatawbaChathamCherokeeClayClevelandDavidsonDavieDurhamForsythGastonGrahamGranvilleGuilfordHendersonIredellJackson
Counties in North Carolina where Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC reported serving customers in 2025 (44 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 5416
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 13.41 | ¢/kWh |
| North Carolina average price | 14.02 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -4.3 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 29.4 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 996 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 133.63 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 1,961,108 | accounts |
| Share of NC residential customers | 38.0 | % |
| Size rank in NC | 1 of 54 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 2 of 3 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
31 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 18more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 6price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $14.63US dollars per month
- Median flat energy rate
- 11.95¢cents per kWh, one period and one tier
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
North Carolina: state average, five-year steps and every provider