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Duke Energy Carolinas Electricity Rates & Bill Calculator

Duke Energy Carolinas tariff source coverage is tracked for North Carolina local-rate modeling.

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Modeling statusCalculator-readyselectable in supported calculators
Official sourceTrackedreviewed 2026-09-28
State benchmark15.16¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07
Service areaDuke Energy Carolinas residential territory
Featured planSchedule RS Residential Service (NC)
Pricing modelFlat / fixed energy rate
Last verified2026-09-28
Calculator-ready: verified numerical rate components are encoded for supported calculations. Effective from 2026-09-01. Unknown bill components remain excluded rather than treated as $0.
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14.3669¢/kWhCurrent calculator benchmark · RS (NC) · current marginal energy
Calculator-ready benchmark. NC Public Staff September 1, 2026 components: base energy 12.2603¢/kWh + storm securitization 0.1808¢/kWh + rider adjustments 1.9258¢/kWh. Monthly customer and CEPS charges are excluded from incremental energy cost.

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Calculator-ready marginal residential benchmark for Duke Energy Carolinas North Carolina service territory.

Service area: Duke Energy Carolinas residential territory

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NC Public Staff September 1, 2026 components: base energy 12.2603¢/kWh + storm securitization 0.1808¢/kWh + rider adjustments 1.9258¢/kWh. Monthly customer and CEPS charges are excluded from incremental energy cost.

Rate version & freshness

Version IDcr.duke-energy-carolinas.standard-residential.2026-09.v1
Effective from2026-09-01
Effective toOpen / no verified end date
Last verified2026-09-28
FreshCalculator-ready

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Source profile reviewed Sep 28, 2026.

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How Duke Energy Carolinas differs from the North Carolina average

Pricing structureProfile-only / tariff reference
Lowest encoded periodNot encodedNo safe numeric period
Highest encoded periodNot encoded
State benchmark15.16¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07
Effective from2026-09-01
Last verified2026-09-28
Calculator statusCalculator-ready
Featured planSchedule RS Residential Service (NC)

Eligibility / billing boundary: NC Public Staff September 1, 2026 components: base energy 12.2603¢/kWh + storm securitization 0.1808¢/kWh + rider adjustments 1.9258¢/kWh. Monthly customer and CEPS charges are excluded from incremental energy cost.

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Duke Energy Carolinas electricity bill calculator

Current statusWhole-bill model supported
Verified planSchedule RS Residential Service (NC)
Pricing modelFlat

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