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Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) served 1,383,941 residential customers in North Carolina in 2025 (26.8% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 54 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority CPLE.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Duke Energy Progress - (NC)'s average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,046 kWh
- At 15.19¢/kWh
- $159
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 15.19¢ sits.
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) averaged 15.19¢ per kWh against a North Carolina residential average of 14.02¢: 8.3% above the state figure. Among the 3 investor owned utilities in North Carolina with bundled residential sales, it ranks 3rd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Duke Energy Progress - (NC) home used 1,060 kWh a month at 11.53¢ and paid $122. In 2025 it used 1,046 kWh at 15.19¢ and paid $159: the price per kWh is up 31.7%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 11.53 | 15.19 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,060 | 1,046 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 122.25 | 158.9 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,383,941 | 17,372,516 | 15.19 |
| Commercial | 218,761 | 13,886,266 | 11.01 |
| Industrial | 2,628 | 7,284,194 | 8.21 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 45.1% of the electricity Duke Energy Progress - (NC) sold in North Carolina in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
27,140 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 27,140installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 207.6 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 19.6installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
56 counties.
AlamanceAnsonAveryBeaufortBladenBrunswickBuncombeCarteretCaswellChathamColumbusCravenCumberlandDuplinDurhamEdgecombeFranklinGranvilleGreeneGuilfordHalifaxHarnettHaywoodHenderson
Counties in North Carolina where Duke Energy Progress - (NC) reported serving customers in 2025 (56 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 3046
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 15.19 | ¢/kWh |
| North Carolina average price | 14.02 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 8.3 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 31.7 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,046 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 158.9 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 1,383,941 | accounts |
| Share of NC residential customers | 26.8 | % |
| Size rank in NC | 2 of 54 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 3 of 3 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
None shown for this page. Plan counts appear once per utility, on its largest state's bundled page; how plans are counted.
North Carolina: state average, five-year steps and every provider