12.74¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Dominion Energy North Carolina / NC ]
Dominion Energy North Carolina electricity rates in North Carolina
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−8.5%
vs 2024
109,057
residential customers
+9.9%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Dominion Energy North Carolina's average effective residential rate (12.74¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.63¢ | — | 101,620 |
| 2016 | 10.47¢ | −1.5% | 102,079 |
| 2017 | 11.39¢ | +8.8% | 102,429 |
| 2018 | 11.48¢ | +0.8% | 102,865 |
| 2019 | 11.74¢ | +2.3% | 103,458 |
| 2020 | 11.59¢ | −1.3% | 104,505 |
| 2021 | 11.36¢ | −2.0% | 105,719 |
| 2022 | 11.65¢ | +2.5% | 106,473 |
| 2023 | 13.62¢ | +16.9% | 107,452 |
| 2024 | 13.93¢ | +2.3% | 108,656 |
| 2025 | 12.74¢ | −8.5% | 109,057 |
How this compares
14.00¢
North Carolina average, 2025
−9.0%
Dominion Energy North Carolina vs NC 2025 average
−26.1%
vs US 2025 average
#39
priciest in NC
Dominion Energy North Carolina files with the EIA as Virginia Electric & Power Co (utility ID 19876).
Serves 25 counties in North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Tyrrell, Warren, Washington. 96 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Dominion Energy North Carolina's average residential rate has gone from 10.63¢ to 12.74¢ per kWh: +19.9% over 10 years, or about +1.8% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +16.9% in 2023. The largest drop was −8.5% in 2025.
For a home using 1,044 kWh a month, the North Carolina average, Dominion Energy North Carolina's 2025 rate works out to about $1,596 a year, $158 less than at North Carolina's average rate of 14.00¢. Of the 54 North Carolina utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 39th most expensive.
Dominion Energy North Carolina served 101,620 homes in 2015 and 109,057 in 2025 (+7.3%), about 2% of North Carolina's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Dominion Energy North Carolina's rates
Dominion Energy North Carolina is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: North Carolina Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Dominion Energy North Carolina raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Dominion Energy North Carolina is on file with the North Carolina Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −8.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Dominion Energy North Carolina charge per kWh?
Dominion Energy North Carolina's average effective residential rate was 12.74¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). North Carolina's 2025 average was 14.00¢.
How much have Dominion Energy North Carolina rates gone up in five years?
+9.9% between 2020 and 2025, against +33.2% for North Carolina as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Dominion Energy North Carolina have in North Carolina?
109,057 residential customers in 2025, across 25 counties including Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, 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, which every US utility files. 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)