13.29¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) / NC ]
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) electricity rates in North Carolina
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.2%
vs 2024
22,887
residential customers
+15.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)'s average effective residential rate (13.29¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.08¢ | — | 20,464 |
| 2016 | 10.98¢ | −0.9% | 20,596 |
| 2017 | 10.93¢ | −0.5% | 20,762 |
| 2018 | 10.86¢ | −0.6% | 20,926 |
| 2019 | 11.03¢ | +1.6% | 21,092 |
| 2020 | 11.54¢ | +4.6% | 21,465 |
| 2021 | 11.56¢ | +0.2% | 21,692 |
| 2022 | 11.51¢ | −0.4% | 21,918 |
| 2023 | 12.30¢ | +6.9% | 22,212 |
| 2024 | 12.76¢ | +3.7% | 22,523 |
| 2025 | 13.29¢ | +4.2% | 22,887 |
How this compares
14.00¢
North Carolina average, 2025
−5.1%
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) vs NC 2025 average
−22.9%
vs US 2025 average
#31
priciest in NC
Serves 7 counties in North Carolina: Duplin, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson. 26 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) is on file with the North Carolina Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +4.2% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) charge per kWh?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)'s average effective residential rate was 13.29¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). North Carolina's 2025 average was 14.00¢.
How much have Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) rates gone up in five years?
+15.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +33.2% for North Carolina as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) have in North Carolina?
22,887 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Duplin, Johnston, Jones, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the North Carolina Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)