Electricity in Durham, North Carolina
4 electric utilities serve homes in Durham County, where Durham is: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Wake Electric Membership Corporation and Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $133.63 (Duke Energy Carolinas) to $185.81 (Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation) a month. The North Carolina average was $146.14.
- 305,561 people (2025 estimate)
- Durham County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Durham
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Durham County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in North Carolina | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy CarolinasInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,961,108 | $133.63996 kWh, 13.4¢ | $157.64 |
| Duke Energy ProgressInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,383,941 | $158.901,046 kWh, 15.2¢ | $174.85 |
| Wake Electric Membership CorporationElectric cooperative | 56,069 | $160.311,122 kWh, 14.3¢ | — |
| Piedmont Electric Membership CorporationElectric cooperative | 30,640 | $185.811,189 kWh, 15.6¢ | — |
The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The North Carolina average was $146.14 a month for 1,044 kWh (14.0¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Durham
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Durham makes about 1,360 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,159 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Durham
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying the electric bill in North Carolina: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about North Carolina: North Carolina electric rates and all North Carolina utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Clayton, Concord, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro.
Who provides electricity in Durham, NC?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Durham County, where Durham is: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Wake Electric Membership Corporation and Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Durham, NC?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $133.63 (Duke Energy Carolinas) to $185.81 (Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation) a month. The North Carolina average was $146.14 a month for 1,044 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills). A small part of Durham is in 2 other counties, not shown here.