Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation: electric rates and average bill
Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative that serves 39,424 homes in North Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 1,055 kWh a month and paid $131.43 (12.5¢ per kWh), less than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
- Electric cooperative
- 39,424 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in North Carolina | 39,424 |
| Average home bill | $131.43 a month (North Carolina average $146.14) |
| Average price | 12.5¢ per kWh (North Carolina average 14.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,055 kWh a month (North Carolina average 1,044) |
| Business customers | 10.8¢ per kWh, average bill $291.94 a month (4,331 businesses; North Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 72 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.6 outages and 118 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle North Carolina utility, 86 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 75 homes enrolled |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow |
Price rank: Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation has the 13th lowest average price of the 51 North Carolina utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy ProgressBill calculator on this site | 1,383,941 | $158.90 | 15.2¢ |
| Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation | 81,070 | $151.43 | 13.4¢ |
| Four County Electric Membership Corporation | 31,222 | $193.13 | 15.1¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | 22,887 | $172.37 | 13.3¢ |
| Tideland Electric Membership Corporation | 21,906 | $160.61 | 16.4¢ |
| City of New Bern | 21,545 | $155.54 | 14.8¢ |
Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation website
- State regulator: North Carolina Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in North Carolina, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation electric bill (NC)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,055 kWh a month and paid $131.43 (12.5¢ per kWh), less than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
How often does the power go out with Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation (NC)?
In 2025, the average Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation customer had 1.1 outages and 72 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.6 outages and 118 minutes with them).
Does Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation (NC) have time-of-use rates?
Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 75 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.