The statistic shows North Carolina's average retail price for electricity between 1998 and 2015, by sector. In 2015, the average electricity price in the residential sector was 11.28 cents per kilowatt hour.
Average retail electricity prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by sector
(in cents per kilowatt hour)
Characteristic
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
All sectors
2015
11.28
8.73
6.51
9.37
2014
11.1
8.75
6.5
9.33
2013
10.97
8.76
6.45
9.24
2012
10.91
8.66
6.42
9.15
2011
10.26
8.13
6.01
8.65
2010
10.12
8.16
6.17
8.67
2005
8.65
6.86
5.04
7.19
2000
7.79
6.36
4.58
6.48
1999
7.99
6.33
4.57
6.44
1998
8.01
6.35
4.63
6.45
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EIA. (January 17, 2017). Average retail electricity prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by sector (in cents per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188227/retail-price-for-electricity-by-sector-in-north-carolina-since-1998/
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EIA. (2017). Average retail electricity prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by sector (in cents per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188227/retail-price-for-electricity-by-sector-in-north-carolina-since-1998/
EIA. "Average Retail Electricity Prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by Sector (in Cents per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188227/retail-price-for-electricity-by-sector-in-north-carolina-since-1998/
EIA, Average retail electricity prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by sector (in cents per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188227/retail-price-for-electricity-by-sector-in-north-carolina-since-1998/ (last visited May 14, 2025)
Average retail electricity prices in North Carolina from 1998 to 2015, by sector (in cents per kilowatt hour) [Graph], EIA, January 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188227/retail-price-for-electricity-by-sector-in-north-carolina-since-1998/
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