Rate comparison

How this price compares

Ranked by price against the 31 utilities reporting residential rates in South Carolina, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) comes 18th of 31. The state's range runs from Greenwood CPW at 9.04¢ to Sunnova at 23.13¢, so where a household sits inside South Carolina depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 3 other investor owned utilities reporting in South Carolina, whose customer-weighted average is 14.31¢, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) is close to its own ownership class within the state (+3.9%).

State price distribution

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Duke Energy Progress - (NC) reported 143.7K residential customers, ranking 4th of 31 utilities in South Carolina by customers served and covering 5.7% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 13,754 kWh per customer per year - +8.1% against the South Carolina median of 12,722 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $2,046.

State peers

Every utility reporting in South Carolina

All 31 utilities reporting bundled residential service in South Carolina, largest first, with Duke Energy Progress - (NC) marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in South Carolina.

Ownership class peers

Investor Owned utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond South Carolina, these indexable investor owned utilities report the closest residential averages to Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Duke Energy Progress - (NC) rates

How much does Duke Energy Progress - (NC) charge per kWh?

Duke Energy Progress - (NC) reported an average residential price of 14.88¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is Duke Energy Progress - (NC) expensive compared with the rest of South Carolina?

Its average residential price is close to the South Carolina customer-weighted average of 14.17¢ per kWh, a difference of +5.0%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 31 utilities reporting residential service in South Carolina.

What is the average electricity bill for Duke Energy Progress - (NC) customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 13,754 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $2,046 a year, or about $171 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Duke Energy Progress - (NC)?

EIA classifies Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Investor Owned utilities was 18.37¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and comparing utility costs across states .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.