Electricity in Wake County, North Carolina
4 electric utilities serve homes in Wake County, North Carolina: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Wake Electric Membership Corporation and Town of Apex. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $127.38 (Town of Apex) to $160.31 (Wake Electric Membership Corporation) a month. This page covers 8 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Raleigh to Morrisville.
- 8 cities
- 4 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Wake County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. 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¢ | — |
| Town of ApexCity utility | 29,754 | $127.38762 kWh, 16.7¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The North Carolina average was $146.14 a month.
Cities in Wake County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 506,306 | — | 1,370 |
| Cary | 183,582 | — | 1,378 |
| Apex | 80,419 | Town of Apex | 1,417 |
| Wake Forest | 58,147 | — | 1,376 |
| Holly Springs | 50,288 | — | 1,434 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 48,536 | — | 1,457 |
| Garner | 41,562 | — | 1,443 |
| Morrisville | 32,466 | — | 1,358 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
More about North Carolina: North Carolina electric rates, all North Carolina utilities, home energy rebates and natural gas bills.
Who provides electricity in Wake County?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Wake County, North Carolina: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Wake Electric Membership Corporation and Town of Apex. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Wake County are on this page?
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner and Morrisville.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).