New River Light & Power: electric rates and average bill
New River Light & Power is a state utility that serves 7,318 homes in North Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 735 kWh a month and paid $88.63 (12.1¢ per kWh), less than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
- State utility
- 7,318 homes
- EIA data, 2025
New River Light & Power at a glance
| Type of utility | State utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in North Carolina | 7,318 |
| Average home bill | $88.63 a month (North Carolina average $146.14) |
| Average price | 12.1¢ per kWh (North Carolina average 14.0¢) |
| Average home use | 735 kWh a month (North Carolina average 1,044) |
| Business customers | 9.7¢ per kWh, average bill $654.57 a month (1,860 businesses; North Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.6 outages and 36 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.7 outages and 110 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle North Carolina utility, 86 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Watauga |
Price rank: New River Light & Power has the 10th 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 New River Light & Power. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation | 72,320 | $134.77 | 14.9¢ |
| Mountain Electric Cooperative | 15,494 | $129.09 | 13.2¢ |
New River Light & Power rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for New River Light & Power yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the New River Light & Power 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.
- New River Light & Power 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 New River Light & Power electric bill (NC)?
In 2025, its average home used 735 kWh a month and paid $88.63 (12.1¢ per kWh), less than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
How often does the power go out with New River Light & Power (NC)?
In 2025, the average New River Light & Power customer had 0.6 outages and 36 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.7 outages and 110 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of New River Light & Power. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.