Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation: electric rates and average bill
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative that serves 30,640 homes in North Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 1,189 kWh a month and paid $185.81 (15.6¢ per kWh), more than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
- Electric cooperative
- 30,640 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in North Carolina | 30,640 |
| Average home bill | $185.81 a month (North Carolina average $146.14) |
| Average price | 15.6¢ per kWh (North Carolina average 14.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,189 kWh a month (North Carolina average 1,044) |
| Business customers | 14.8¢ per kWh, average bill $208.13 a month (4,207 businesses; North Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.2 outages and 146 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.8 outages and 503 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle North Carolina utility, 86 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 2,199 homes enrolled |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person |
Price rank: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation has the 43rd 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 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy CarolinasBill calculator on this site | 1,961,108 | $133.63 | 13.4¢ |
| Duke Energy ProgressBill calculator on this site | 1,383,941 | $158.90 | 15.2¢ |
| Virginia Electric & Power | 109,057 | $163.67 | 12.7¢ |
| Wake Electric Membership Corporation | 56,069 | $160.31 | 14.3¢ |
| Randolph Electric Membership Corporation | 31,531 | $170.22 | 16.1¢ |
| Central Electric Membership Corporation | 20,677 | $220.28 | 15.4¢ |
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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.
- Piedmont 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 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation electric bill (NC)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,189 kWh a month and paid $185.81 (15.6¢ per kWh), more than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
How often does the power go out with Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (NC)?
In 2025, the average Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation customer had 1.2 outages and 146 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.8 outages and 503 minutes with them).
Does Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (NC) have time-of-use rates?
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 2,199 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Piedmont 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.